Central African Red Colobus vs Taiga tick

Piliocolobus foai compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ixodidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ixodes
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.