Central African Red Colobus vs hoary basil

Piliocolobus foai compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while hoary basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	hoary basil
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)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ocimum
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	hoary basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.