flax dodder vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuscuta	Piliocolobus
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.