Central African Red Colobus vs Prickly Heath

Piliocolobus foai compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ericaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gaultheria
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.