Bouvier's Red Colobus vs Yellow Dodder

Piliocolobus bouvieri compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Bouvier's Red Colobus is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bouvier's Red Colobus Yellow 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 campestris

Conservation Status

Bouvier's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bouvier's Red Colobus Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bouvier's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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