Kalmus vs Central African Red Colobus

Acorus calamus compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• Kalmus is Least Concern while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus	Central African Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Acoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Acorus	Piliocolobus
Species	Acorus calamus	Piliocolobus foai

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus	Central African Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kalmus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kalmus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Central African Red Colobus

The Central African Red Colobus (Piliocolobus foai) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.