Niger Delta Red Colobus vs silverleaf desmodium

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	silverleaf desmodium
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	Desmodium
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).