Lang's Red Colobus vs Red valerian

Piliocolobus langi compared with Centranthus ruber

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Red valerian is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Red valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Centranthus
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Centranthus ruber

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Red valerian

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red valerian

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.