Central African Red Colobus vs mountain gorilla

Piliocolobus foai compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	mountain gorilla
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 same	Primates (灵长目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and mountain gorilla share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (灵长目)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain gorilla

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.