Guaje vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Leucaena esculenta compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaje	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Leucaena	Piliocolobus
Species	Leucaena esculenta	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Guaje

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaje	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaje

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.