Central African Red Colobus vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Piliocolobus foai compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Solanaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Physalis
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

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.