Central African Red Colobus vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Piliocolobus foai compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Dipodomys
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ord's kangaroo rat

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.