Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Weevil

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Sitona lineatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Curculionidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Sitona
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Sitona lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and Weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).