Ferny Azolla vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Azolla pinnata compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Azolla	Piliocolobus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.