Foxtail flatsedge vs Lomami Red Colobus

Cyperus alopecuroides compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Foxtail flatsedge is Least Concern while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail flatsedge	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cyperus	Piliocolobus
Species	Cyperus alopecuroides	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Conservation Status

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail flatsedge	Lomami Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.