Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Prickly Coontail

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.