Central African Red Colobus vs Malayan porcupine

Piliocolobus foai compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Malayan porcupine
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)	Hystricidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Hystrix
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.