Lang's Red Colobus vs Slender Cyperus

Piliocolobus langi compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Slender Cyperus
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 distans

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).