Lang's Red Colobus vs Mountain Argus

Piliocolobus langi compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Aricia
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lang's Red Colobus and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.