Lang's Red Colobus vs silky cuscus

Piliocolobus langi compared with Phalanger sericeus

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while silky cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Phalanger
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lang's Red Colobus and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.