Central African Red Colobus vs Small shell ginger

Piliocolobus foai compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Alpinia
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.