Forest Bead-string vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Alchornea hirtella compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alchornea	Piliocolobus
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.