Boissier's Psephellus vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Psephellus boissieri compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Boissier's Psephellus is Endangered while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boissier's Psephellus	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Psephellus	Piliocolobus
Species	Psephellus boissieri	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Boissier's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boissier's Psephellus	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boissier's Psephellus

Habitat

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

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boissier's Psephellus

The Boissier's Psephellus (Psephellus boissieri) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.