Central African Red Colobus vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Piliocolobus foai compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Didelphidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Marmosa
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.