Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Thrips

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Thripidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Thrips
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).