Central African Red Colobus vs False beardgrass

Piliocolobus foai compared with Chrysopogon zizanioides

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while False beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	False beardgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Chrysopogon
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Chrysopogon zizanioides

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

False beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	False beardgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.