Central African Red Colobus vs Japanese Water Shrew

Piliocolobus foai compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Chimarrogale
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.