Black-headed Night Monkey vs Central African Red Colobus

Aotus nigriceps compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Central African Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Piliocolobus
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Piliocolobus foai

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Central African Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Central African Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.