Lang's Red Colobus vs Sickle Medick

Piliocolobus langi compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Medicago
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).