Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Sickle Medick

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Medicago
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).