Oustalet's Red Colobus vs Plain Gold

Piliocolobus oustaleti compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oustalet's Red Colobus	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Micropterix
Species	Piliocolobus oustaleti	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

Oustalet's Red Colobus and Plain Gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.