Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Thatching grass

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).