Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Reticulated Python

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.