Central African Red Colobus vs Little Red Flying Fox

Piliocolobus foai compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Red Flying Fox

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.