Boxthorn vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Lycium shawii compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Boxthorn is Least Concern while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Solanaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lycium	Piliocolobus
Species	Lycium shawii	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

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.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.