Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Slash pine

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Slash pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Slash pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).