Gunpowder tree vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Melochia umbellata compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Malvaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Melochia	Piliocolobus
Species	Melochia umbellata	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.