Niger Delta Red Colobus vs Yellow-spotted Emerald

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Somatochlora flavomaculata

Key Differences

• Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Yellow-spotted Emerald is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Corduliidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Somatochlora
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Somatochlora flavomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger Delta Red Colobus and Yellow-spotted Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-spotted Emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger Delta Red Colobus	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-spotted Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.