Central African Red Colobus vs gratiola

Piliocolobus foai compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gratiola
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.