Central African Red Colobus vs Redclaw

Piliocolobus foai compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Redclaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Parastacidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cherax
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.