Central African Red Colobus vs Firewheel

Piliocolobus foai compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Firewheel
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	Gaillardia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Firewheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (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.