Central African Red Colobus vs Mountain Saffron

Piliocolobus foai compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Solorina
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.