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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.
Genus Colobus - black-and-white colobus monkeys; Genus Piliocolobus - red colobus monkeys; Genus Procolobus - olive colobus †Genus Cercopithecoides; Tribe Presbytini. Langur (leaf monkey) group; Odd-nosed group
The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while
Red colobuses are Old World monkeys of the genus Piliocolobus. [4] It was formerly considered a subgenus within the genus Procolobus, which is now restricted to the olive colobus. [1] They are closely related to the black-and-white colobus monkeys (genus Colobus), and some species are often found in groups with the blue monkey. [5]
The black colobus (Colobus satanas), or satanic black colobus, is a species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus. The species is found in a small area of western central Africa . Black colobuses are large, completely covered with black fur, and like all other Colobus monkeys, do not have a thumb. [ 3 ]
The king colobus (Colobus polykomos), also known as the western black-and-white colobus, is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rainforests in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast. [2]
Their social behavior is like that of many polygynous monkeys, with each group consisting of related females their juvenile offspring and a territorial male. The males are highly territorial and disperse upon reaching sexual maturity. [3] Ursine colobus use a roaring call to advertise territory and location, this roar is a low "rur, rur, rur ...
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 ...