Mountain Saffron vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Solorina crocea compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Mountain Saffron is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Saffron	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Peltigeraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Solorina	Piliocolobus
Species	Solorina crocea	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Saffron	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.