marsh dock vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Rumex palustris compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• marsh dock is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh dock	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Rumex	Piliocolobus
Species	Rumex palustris	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh dock	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.