vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Nitzschia angularis compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Preuss s Red Colobus
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nitzschia	Piliocolobus
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Preuss s Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Preuss s Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.