Moon Trefoil vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Medicago arborea compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Moon Trefoil is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moon Trefoil	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Medicago	Piliocolobus
Species	Medicago arborea	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moon Trefoil	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.