Central African Red Colobus vs Devil's horsewhip

Piliocolobus foai compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Devil's horsewhip
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Achyranthes
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Devil's horsewhip
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 horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.