Lang's Red Colobus vs Red melastome

Piliocolobus langi compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Melastoma
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.