Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Silver-rumped Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Apodidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Rhaphidura
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.