Lomami Red Colobus vs

Piliocolobus parmentieri compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

• Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Microbotryum
Species	Piliocolobus parmentieri	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lomami Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.