Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Spermacoce
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Spermacoce verticillata

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Shrubby false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).