Apple Pigmy vs Lang's Red Colobus

Stigmella malella compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Apple Pigmy is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nepticulidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Stigmella	Piliocolobus
Species	Stigmella malella	Piliocolobus langi

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Lang's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.