Central African Red Colobus vs Forest Num-num

Piliocolobus foai compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Carissa
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.