Bouvier's Red Colobus vs Devil's Shoestring

Piliocolobus bouvieri compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bouvier's Red Colobus Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Fabaceae
Genus Piliocolobus Tephrosia
Species Piliocolobus bouvieri Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Bouvier's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bouvier's Red Colobus Devil's Shoestring
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bouvier's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bouvier's Red Colobus

The Bouvier's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus bouvieri) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Shoestring

No description available.

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