Central African Red Colobus vs Northern elephant seal

Piliocolobus foai compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Mirounga
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern elephant seal

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.