Central African Red Colobus vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Piliocolobus foai compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Proechimys
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Proechimys guyannensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Guyenne Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.