Central African Red Colobus vs Jointed Charlock

Piliocolobus foai compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

  • Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Central African Red Colobus Jointed Charlock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Brassicaceae
Genus Piliocolobus Raphanus
Species Piliocolobus foai Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Central African Red Colobus Jointed Charlock
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Jointed Charlock

No description available.

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