vs Central African Red Colobus

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Central African Red Colobus
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chordariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Asperococcus	Piliocolobus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Piliocolobus foai

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

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.