Bael Fruit vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Aegle marmelos compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Bael Fruit is Near Threatened while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rutaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aegle	Piliocolobus
Species	Aegle marmelos	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bael Fruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bael Fruit

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.