Elastic Saddle vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Helvella elastica compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Elastic Saddle is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Helvellaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Helvella	Piliocolobus
Species	Helvella elastica	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.