Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Weeping fig

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Ficus benjamina

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Weeping fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Weeping fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Moraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Ficus
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Ficus benjamina

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Weeping fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Weeping fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).