Arrowroot vs Central African Red Colobus

Maranta arundinacea compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Central African Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Marantaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Maranta	Piliocolobus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Piliocolobus foai

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Central African Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Central African Red Colobus

The Central African Red Colobus (Piliocolobus foai) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.