May Shade vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Cnephasia communana compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• May Shade is Endangered while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May Shade	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tortricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cnephasia	Piliocolobus
Species	Cnephasia communana	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

May Shade and Oustalet's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

May Shade

EN — Endangered

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May Shade	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.