Dwarf nettle vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Urtica urens compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Dwarf nettle is Vulnerable while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf nettle	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Urticaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Urtica	Piliocolobus
Species	Urtica urens	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Dwarf nettle

VU — Vulnerable

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf nettle	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf nettle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.