Bitter-Root vs Central African Red Colobus

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Central African Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Apocynum	Piliocolobus
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Piliocolobus foai

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Central African Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.