Central African Red Colobus vs Field Thistle

Piliocolobus foai compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cirsium
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.