Niger Delta Red Colobus vs smooth heliotrope

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Heliotropium
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	smooth heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).