False Dotted Border vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Belenois thysa compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pieridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Belenois	Piliocolobus
Species	Belenois thysa	Piliocolobus epieni

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Niger Delta Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.