Central African Red Colobus vs False Grass-poly

Piliocolobus foai compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lythraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Lythrum
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	False Grass-poly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.