Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Rose Rust

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Phragmidium
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).