Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Spermacoce
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).