Central African Red Colobus vs Shining Drongo

Piliocolobus foai compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Shining Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dicruridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Dicrurus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Shining Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Shining Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.