Lang's Red Colobus vs Shingle Flatsedge

Piliocolobus langi compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Shingle 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 imbricatus

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).