Central African Red Colobus vs Meskhetian Psephellus

Piliocolobus foai compared with Psephellus meskheticus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Meskhetian Psephellus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Meskhetian Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Psephellus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Psephellus meskheticus

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Meskhetian Psephellus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Meskhetian Psephellus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meskhetian Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.