Lang's Red Colobus vs Purple Needletail

Piliocolobus langi compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Purple Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Apodidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Hirundapus
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lang's Red Colobus and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.