Lang's Red Colobus vs Poplar Rust

Piliocolobus langi compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Melampsora
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).