Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Heteranthera dubia compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Heteranthera	Piliocolobus
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.