Lang's Red Colobus vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Piliocolobus langi compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Smooth Flat Sedge
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 laevigatus

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.