Bouvier's Red Colobus vs flax dodder

Piliocolobus bouvieri compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bouvier's Red Colobus is Endangered while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bouvier's Red Colobus	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cuscuta
Species	Piliocolobus bouvieri	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Bouvier's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bouvier's Red Colobus	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bouvier's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.