Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Running mountaingrass

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Oplismenus compositus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Oplismenus
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Running mountaingrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).