Central African Red Colobus vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Piliocolobus foai compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Spermacoce
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Spermacoce verticillata

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Shrubby false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.