Oustalet's Red Colobus vs Thyme Plume

Piliocolobus oustaleti compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oustalet's Red Colobus	Thyme Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Merrifieldia
Species	Piliocolobus oustaleti	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.