Central African Red Colobus vs Fingered Candlesnuff

Piliocolobus foai compared with Xylaria digitata

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Fingered Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Xylariaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Xylaria
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Xylaria digitata

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Fingered Candlesnuff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.