Central African Red Colobus vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Piliocolobus foai compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Anomalurus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Anomalurus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.