Niger Delta Red Colobus vs thyme broomrape

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Orobanche
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.