Niger Delta Red Colobus vs sika deer

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Cervus nippon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	sika deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cervus (True Deer)
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Cervus nippon

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and sika deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

sika deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	sika deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sika deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Vietnam), Europe (22 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

sika deer

sika deer (Cervus nippon) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.