Central African Red Colobus vs green monkey

Piliocolobus foai compared with Chlorocebus sabaeus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while green monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	green monkey
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 same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Chlorocebus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Chlorocebus sabaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and green monkey share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

green monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	green monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

green monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Barbados and United States.

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.