Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Chrysomyxa ledicola

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Chrysomyxa
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Chrysomyxa ledicola

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.