Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Lophocolea
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Lophocolea heterophylla

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).