Lomami Red Colobus vs Northern Raphia

Piliocolobus parmentieri compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

  • Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lomami Red Colobus Northern Raphia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (Primates) Arecales (Arecales)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Arecaceae
Genus Piliocolobus Raphia
Species Piliocolobus parmentieri Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lomami Red Colobus Northern Raphia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lomami Red Colobus

No description available.

Northern Raphia

No description available.

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