Merlin vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Falco columbarius compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Merlin is Least Concern while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merlin	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Falconidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Falco	Piliocolobus
Species	Falco columbarius	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Merlin and Oustalet's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Merlin

LC — Least Concern

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merlin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merlin

Merlin (Falco columbarius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.