Central African Red Colobus vs Fiveangled dodder

Piliocolobus foai compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cuscuta
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), 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.