Central African Red Colobus vs mountain cuscus

Piliocolobus foai compared with Phalanger carmelitae

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while mountain cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	mountain cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Phalanger
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Phalanger carmelitae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

mountain cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	mountain cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain cuscus

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.