Central African Red Colobus vs ground-bean

Piliocolobus foai compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

  • Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Central African Red Colobus ground-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Fabaceae
Genus Piliocolobus Macrotyloma
Species Piliocolobus foai Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Central African Red Colobus ground-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-bean

Habitat

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

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.

ground-bean

No description available.

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