Lang's Red Colobus vs Roadside flatsedge

Piliocolobus langi compared with Cyperus sphacelatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Roadside flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cyperus
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Cyperus sphacelatus

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Roadside flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roadside flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).