Erect Pricklypear vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Opuntia stricta compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erect Pricklypear	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Cactaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Opuntia	Piliocolobus
Species	Opuntia stricta	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erect Pricklypear	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.