vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Nostoc sphaericum compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Primates (Primates)
Family	Nostocaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nostoc	Piliocolobus
Species	Nostoc sphaericum	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.