Colobe de Foa vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Piliocolobus foai compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Colobe de Foa is Endangered while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Colobe de Foa	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Perognathus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Colobe de Foa and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Colobe de Foa

EN — Endangered

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Colobe de Foa	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Colobe de Foa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Colobe de Foa

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.