Central African Red Colobus vs stump-tailed macaque

Piliocolobus foai compared with Macaca arctoides

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while stump-tailed macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	stump-tailed macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Macaca
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Macaca arctoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and stump-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

stump-tailed macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	stump-tailed macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stump-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.