Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Pistachio nut

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Pistacia vera

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Pistachio nut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Pistachio nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Pistacia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Pistacia vera

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Pistachio nut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Pistachio nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pistachio nut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.