Lang's Red Colobus vs limestone fern

Piliocolobus langi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.