Central African Red Colobus vs Obscure Drill

Piliocolobus foai compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Obscure Drill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Obscure Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tortricidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Dichrorampha
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Dichrorampha aeratana

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Obscure Drill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Obscure Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.