Central African Red Colobus vs East African Arvicanthis

Piliocolobus foai compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while East African Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Arvicanthis
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.