Central African Red Colobus vs Devil-thorn

Piliocolobus foai compared with Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Devil-thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Devil-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cactaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Echinocereus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Devil-thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

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.