Golden wattle vs Lang's Red Colobus

Acacia pycnantha compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Golden wattle is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden wattle	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Acacia	Piliocolobus
Species	Acacia pycnantha	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Golden wattle

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden wattle	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Libya, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.