Central African Red Colobus vs Teff

Piliocolobus foai compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Teff is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Eragrostis
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Teff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.