Central African Red Colobus vs Flax Rust

Piliocolobus foai compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Melampsora
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Flax Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.