Central African Red Colobus vs Red-tailed Monkey

Piliocolobus foai compared with Cercopithecus ascanius

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Red-tailed Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Red-tailed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cercopithecus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Cercopithecus ascanius

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Red-tailed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Red-tailed Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Red-tailed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-tailed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.