Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Nutmeg

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Myristicaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Myristica
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).