Central African Red Colobus vs Chinaroot

Piliocolobus foai compared with Smilax china

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Smilax
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Central African Red Colobus

The Central African Red Colobus (Piliocolobus foai) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.