Central African Red Colobus vs False Puffball

Piliocolobus foai compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Reticularia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.