Central African Red Colobus vs red beard moss

Piliocolobus foai compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while red beard moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red beard moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.