Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Wild Lettuce

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Lactuca
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.