Central African Red Colobus vs Scaly Tooth

Piliocolobus foai compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Sarcodon
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.