Bouvier's Red Colobus vs limestone fern

Piliocolobus bouvieri compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Bouvier's Red Colobus is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bouvier's Red Colobus	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Piliocolobus bouvieri	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Bouvier's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bouvier's Red Colobus	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bouvier's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.