Lang's Red Colobus vs Prostrate pigweed

Piliocolobus langi compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

  • Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Prostrate pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lang's Red Colobus Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Amaranthaceae
Genus Piliocolobus Amaranthus
Species Piliocolobus langi Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lang's Red Colobus Prostrate pigweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Lang's Red Colobus

No description available.

Prostrate pigweed

No description available.

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