Autumn Crocus vs Lang's Red Colobus

Colchicum autumnale compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Autumn Crocus is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Colchicaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Colchicum	Piliocolobus
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.