Preuss s Red Colobus vs umkokolo

Piliocolobus preussi compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Preuss s Red Colobus	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Salicaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Dovyalis
Species	Piliocolobus preussi	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Preuss s Red Colobus	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Preuss s Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).