Central African Red Colobus vs Yellow False Truffle

Piliocolobus foai compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Yellow False Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Rhizopogon
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Yellow False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, 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.