Red colobus
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Simia (Cercopithecus) badius Kerr, 1792 |
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The red colobus are Old World monkeys of the genus Piliocolobus. 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.[2] The Western Red Colobus is frequently hunted by the Common Chimpanzee.[3]
[edit] Species
- Western Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius
- Pennant's Colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii
- Preuss's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus preussi
- Thollon's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus tholloni
- Central African Red Colobus, Piliocolobus foai
- Ugandan Red Colobus, Piliocolobus tephrosceles
- Uzungwa Red Colobus, Piliocolobus gordonorum
- Zanzibar Red Colobus, Piliocolobus kirkii
- Tana River Red Colobus, Piliocolobus rufomitratus
[edit] References
- ^ 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, 169-170. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Ghiglieri, Michael. East of the Mountains of the Moon: Chimpanzee Society in the African Rain Forest, The Free Press, 1988, pg. 238.
- ^ Ebola Cote d'Ivoire Outbreaks