Jerusalem thorn vs Lang's Red Colobus

Parkinsonia aculeata compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Jerusalem thorn is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jerusalem thorn	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	Parkinsonia	Piliocolobus
Species	Parkinsonia aculeata	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jerusalem thorn	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.