Preuss s Red Colobus vs Scuttle fly

Piliocolobus preussi compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Preuss 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 preussi	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Preuss 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).