Central African Red Colobus vs Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Piliocolobus foai compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Callitrichidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Leontocebus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Leontocebus tripartitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.