Central African Red Colobus vs Mountain Cherry

Piliocolobus foai compared with Prunus prostrata

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Mountain Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

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.