Central African Red Colobus vs mountain melick

Piliocolobus foai compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Melica
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.