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The western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), also known as the bay red colobus, rust red colobus or Upper Guinea red colobus, is a species of Old World monkey in West African forests from Senegal to Ghana. [1] All other species of red colobuses have formerly been considered subspecies of P. badius. The monkey is a frequent prey of the common ...
The western red colobus is frequently hunted by the common chimpanzee. [6] The members of this genus are found in western, central and eastern Africa, and the species have largely allo-or parapatric distributions. They are primarily arboreal and most are restricted to humid forests, but the Zanzibar red colobus prefers
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus, native to Africa. They are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus. [1] There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subspecies. [1] They are generally found in high-density forests where they forage on leaves, flowers and fruit.
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The Niger Delta red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni) is a critically endangered species of colobus monkey endemic to the western part of the Niger Delta. It is threatened by hunting and habitat loss . Taxonomy
Temminck's red colobus (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) is a type of red colobus monkey from the Gambia, Casamance, Guinea-Bissau and northwestern Guinea.It has historically been regarded as a subspecies of the western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), [1] and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Mammal Diversity Database both maintain this classification, [3] [4] but many less ...
Colobini is a tribe of Old World monkeys that includes all of the black-and-white colobus, red colobus, and olive colobus monkeys. [1] [2] Classification.
The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey, recognised as a distinct species since 2001. [1] There is disagreement however over taxonomy with many considering the Ugandan red colobus to be a subspecies ( Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles ). [ 2 ]