Central African Red Colobus vs Elephant Apple

Piliocolobus foai compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Dillenia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and 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.