Niger Delta Red Colobus vs star-thistle

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Centaurea
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).