Mexican cedar vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Cedrela odorata compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Mexican cedar is Endangered while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cedar	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meliaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cedrela	Piliocolobus
Species	Cedrela odorata	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cedar

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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). 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.