Central African Red Colobus vs Root-headed Centaury

Piliocolobus foai compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Central African Red Colobus Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primaten) Asterales (Asternartige)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Piliocolobus Centaurea
Species Piliocolobus foai Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Central African Red Colobus Root-headed Centaury
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Root-headed Centaury

No description available.

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