Niger Delta Red Colobus vs sugar-plum

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Uapaca
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.