Central African Red Colobus vs lesser mouse-deer

Piliocolobus foai compared with Tragulus kanchil

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while lesser mouse-deer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tragulidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Tragulus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	lesser mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser mouse-deer

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.