Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Ruddy Dandelion

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Taraxacum rubicundum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Ruddy Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Taraxacum
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Taraxacum rubicundum

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Ruddy Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Ruddy Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruddy Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.