Central African Red Colobus vs Peruvian groundcherry

Piliocolobus foai compared with Physalis peruviana

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Peruvian groundcherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Peruvian groundcherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Solanaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Physalis
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Physalis peruviana

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Peruvian groundcherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.