Central African Red Colobus vs Red-Disked Alpine

Piliocolobus foai compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Erebia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Red-Disked Alpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

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.