Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Redroot amaranth

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Amaranthus
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).