Niger Delta Red Colobus vs toothcup

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lythraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ammannia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).