Central African Red Colobus vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Piliocolobus foai compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Brachyuromys
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.