Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Nodding Catchfly

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Silene pendula

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Nodding Catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Nodding Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Silene
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Silene pendula

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Nodding Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Nodding Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Catchfly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).