Central African Red Colobus vs Devil's Bit

Piliocolobus foai compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ruellia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.