Lang's Red Colobus vs Shoebutton

Piliocolobus langi compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Primulaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ardisia
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).