Fourspike heliotrope vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Euploca procumbens compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fourspike heliotrope	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Euploca	Piliocolobus
Species	Euploca procumbens	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fourspike heliotrope	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.