Oustalet's Red Colobus vs

Piliocolobus oustaleti compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

• Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Pyrenula
Species	Piliocolobus oustaleti	Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pyrenula nitida is a corticolous crustose lichen producing a smooth, glossy olive-green to brown thallus with embedded, flask-shaped perithecia on smooth bark of ancient broadleaf trees in humid Atlantic woodland. It is considered a flagship indicator species for long-continuity, old-growth woodland in western Europe. Endangered, this lichen is severely threatened by the loss of veteran trees and ancient woodland habitats.