Lang's Red Colobus vs Merten's rush

Piliocolobus langi compared with Juncus mertensianus

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Merten's rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Juncaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Juncus
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Merten's rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merten's rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.