Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Rattan

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Eremospatha dransfieldii

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Rattan is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Rattan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Arecaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Eremospatha
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Eremospatha dransfieldii

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Rattan

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.