Lang's Red Colobus vs Shade Moonwort

Piliocolobus langi compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lang's Red Colobus Shade Moonwort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Primates (Primates) Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Ophioglossaceae
Genus Piliocolobus Botrychium
Species Piliocolobus langi Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lang's Red Colobus Shade Moonwort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lang's Red Colobus

No description available.

Shade Moonwort

No description available.

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