foothill flat sedge vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Cyperus amabilis compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• foothill flat sedge is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cyperus	Piliocolobus
Species	Cyperus amabilis	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.