Central African Red Colobus vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Piliocolobus foai compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Spermacoce
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.