Central African Red Colobus vs Winged false buttonweed

Piliocolobus foai compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Spermacoce
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.