Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Páramo Colilargo

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Microryzomys altissimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Páramo Colilargo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cricetidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Microryzomys
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Microryzomys altissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and Páramo Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Páramo Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Páramo Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Páramo Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.