Lang's Red Colobus vs Nit grass

Piliocolobus langi compared with Gastridium phleoides

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Nit grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Nit grass
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gastridium
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Gastridium phleoides

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Nit grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Nit grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nit grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).