Niger Delta Red Colobus vs northern night monkey

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while northern night monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Aotidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Aotus
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and northern night monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	northern night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.