Niger Delta Red Colobus vs redhead

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while redhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	redhead
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	Hamelia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).