Central African Red Colobus vs Splayed Deerfly

Piliocolobus foai compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tabanidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Chrysops
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.