Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Quito-orange

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Solanaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Solanum
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).