Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Tiny vetch

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Vicia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).