Niger Delta Red Colobus vs tropical flat sedge

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while tropical flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	tropical flat sedge
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cyperus
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	tropical flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).