Niger Delta Red Colobus vs persimmon

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Diospyros
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).