Niger Delta Red Colobus vs silk-floss tree

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Ceiba speciosa

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while silk-floss tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Malvaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ceiba
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	silk-floss tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.