Central African Red Colobus vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Piliocolobus foai compared with Microcebus jollyae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Microcebus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Microcebus jollyae

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Jolly’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.