Central African Red Colobus vs mandrill

Piliocolobus foai compared with Mandrillus sphinx

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while mandrill is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	mandrill
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 same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Mandrillus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Mandrillus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and mandrill share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

mandrill

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	mandrill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mandrill

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.