Lang's Red Colobus vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Piliocolobus langi compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cryptotis
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lang's Red Colobus and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.