Central African Red Colobus vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Piliocolobus foai compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Chiropodomys
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.