Himalayan Maple vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Acer oblongum compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Maple	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Acer	Piliocolobus
Species	Acer oblongum	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Maple	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.