Western Red Colobus
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| Piliocolobus badius (Kerr, 1792) |
The Western Red Colobus (Piliocolobus) is a species of Old World monkey. It is often hunted by the Common Chimpanzee. In 1994, Western Red Colobus infected many chimpanzees with Ebola virus when they were hunted/eaten by the same chimpanzees. [3]
[edit] Subspecies
This red colobus has three subspecies, including the nominate:[1]
- Bay Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius badius
- Temminck's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius temminckii
- Miss Waldrone's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius waldronae
P. b. waldronae is critically endangered, possibly even extinct. The other two subspecies are in danger of extinction.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 169. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Butynski, T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Procolobus badius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-12.
- ^ http://virus.stanford.edu/filo/eboci.html
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