Ipot Palm vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Areca ipot compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Ipot Palm is Endangered while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ipot Palm	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Arecaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Areca	Piliocolobus
Species	Areca ipot	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Ipot Palm

EN — Endangered

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ipot Palm	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ipot Palm

Habitat

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

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.