Niger Delta Red Colobus vs witchetty-bush

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Acacia kempeana

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while witchetty-bush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	witchetty-bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Acacia
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Acacia kempeana

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

witchetty-bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	witchetty-bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

witchetty-bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Libya.