Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cladonia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.