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The Black Colobus (Colobus satanas) is an Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus. This monkey is considered by some to be the most primitive of the colobus monkeys. The Black Colobus has dark skin under a long black coat of fur and a long black tail. Males of this species can weigh up to 24.25 lb (11 kg). The Black Colobus is one of the ten most endangered African primate species.[3]
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- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 168. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Butynski, T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Colobus satanas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- ^ Blair, D. (2002). Colobus satanas. Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
