Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Prickly Heath

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Prickly Heath
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)	Ericaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gaultheria
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.