Central African Red Colobus vs fire moss

Piliocolobus foai compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	fire moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ceratodon
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Ceratodon purpureus

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	fire moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fire moss

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, Colombia).

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.