Central African Red Colobus vs Hover fly

Piliocolobus foai compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Syrphidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cheilosia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.