Lang's Red Colobus vs Throat botfly

Piliocolobus langi compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Oestridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gasterophilus
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lang's Red Colobus and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.