Colobe epien vs Cuscute des champs

Piliocolobus epieni compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Colobe epien is Critically Endangered while Cuscute des champs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Colobe epien	Cuscute des champs
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cuscuta
Species	Piliocolobus epieni	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Colobe epien

CR — Critically Endangered

Cuscute des champs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Colobe epien	Cuscute des champs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Colobe epien

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuscute des champs

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).