Forest Num-num vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Carissa bispinosa compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Carissa	Piliocolobus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.