Oustalet's Red Colobus vs Scuttle fly

Piliocolobus oustaleti compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oustalet's Red Colobus	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phoridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Megaselia
Species	Piliocolobus oustaleti	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).