| Red colobus[1] | |
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| Piliocolobus kirkii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Colobinae |
| Genus: | Piliocolobus (Rochebrune, 1877) |
| Type species | |
| Simia (Cercopithecus) badius Kerr, 1792 |
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| Species | |
The red colobus are Old World monkeys of the genus Piliocolobus. They were formerly placed in the genus Procolobus, which now is limited 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.[2] The Western Red Colobus is frequently hunted by the Common Chimpanzee.[3]
The members of this genus are found in western, central and eastern Africa, and the species have largely allo- or parapatric distributions. Most are restricted to humid forests, but the Zanzibar Red Colobus preferes coastal thickets and scrub. Red colobuses are highly sensitive to hunting and habitat destruction, and have been referred to as probably the most threatened taxonomic group of primates in Africa.[4] Consequently, if following the below taxonomic treatment, all species except the Central African Red Colobus are considered Endangered or Critically Endangered by IUCN.[5]
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
References
- ^ a b Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 169-170. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ 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
- ^ Mittermeier, R. A., Ratsimbazafy, J., Rylands, A. B., Williamson, L., Oates, J. F., Mbora, D., Ganzhorn, J. U., Rodríguez-Luna, E., Palacios, E., Heymann, E. W., Kierulff, M. C. M., Yongcheng, L., Supriatna, J., Roos, C., Walker, S., & Aguiar, J. M. (2007). Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2006–2008. Primate Conservation 2007 (22): 1-40
- ^ IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 November 2008.
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