Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Shoebutton

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Primulaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ardisia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).