Niger Delta Red Colobus vs

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Protoperidinium claudicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Protoperidinium
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Protoperidinium claudicans

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Protoperidinium claudicans is a heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate with a distinctive armored cell body and elongated antapical spines. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters in temperate to tropical seas worldwide. This predatory protist feeds on diatoms and other phytoplankton using a pallium feeding mechanism.