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The western red colobus grows to a head-and-body length of 450 to 670 mm (18 to 26 in) with a tail of 520 to 800 mm (20 to 31 in), and a weight of between 5 and 11 kg (11 and 24 lb). It has red or chestnut-brown head and limbs and black, slatey-grey or dark brown upper parts. It does not have long fringes of hair, or tufts of hair on the tail.
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
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cartilaginous fish
Western Nigeria E Red-eared guenon: Cercopithecus erythrotis: Nigeria, Cameroon, Fernando Po: E Golden snub-nosed monkey: Rhinopithecus roxellana: China: E Geoffroy's spider monkey: Ateles geoffroyi: Costa Rica, Nicaragua E Tana River red colobus: Piliocolobus rufomitratus: Kenya: E Tonkin snub-nosed langur: Rhinopithecus avunculus: Vietnam: E ...
This is a complete list of endangered mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.
Miss Waldron's red colobus (Piliocolobus waldronae) [1] is a species of the red colobus native to West Africa. [3] [4] It had previously been described as a subspecies of the western red colobus, P. badius. It has not been officially sighted since 1978 and was considered extinct in 2000.
A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish. Lists of various prehistoric fishes include: List of prehistoric jawless fish; List of ...
Fish species (IUCN, 2016-2) 15,219 extant species have been evaluated; 12,028 of those are fully assessed [a] 9679 are not threatened at present [b] 2343 to 5534 are threatened [c] 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild: 65 extinct (EX) species [d] 6 extinct in the wild (EW) 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)] 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR ...