Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Papyrus

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cyperus
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).