Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Tuberous vervain

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Verbena rigida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Tuberous vervain
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)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Verbena
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Verbena rigida

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Tuberous vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Tuberous vervain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Rwanda, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).