Central African Red Colobus vs Egyptian mongoose

Piliocolobus foai compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Egyptian mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Primates (灵长目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Herpestidae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Herpestes
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Egyptian mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Egyptian mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.