Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Short-leaf Spiderhead

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Serruria roxburghii

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Short-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Proteaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Serruria
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Serruria roxburghii

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Short-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Short-leaf Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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