Colobus Monkeys
The Colobus genus
includes at least 6 species
and 17 subspecies.
The Piliocolobus genus
includes at least 17 species and 2 subspecies.
The Procolobus genus
includes one species.
Black and White Colobus
Genus: Colobus
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Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
More than any other African monkey, the Angolan colobus is exceptionally adapted to a life lived almost exclusively in the tree canopy. A leaf-loving primate with a body built for tree-hopping acrobatics, this monkey thrives in a variety of forest types...
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Black Colobus (Colobus satanas)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Black colobus monkeys are endemic to the forests of Equatorial Guinea, southwest Cameroon and northwestern Gabon. Some are also found on Bioko, a small island off the coast of Cameroon in the Gulf of Guinea. There are two subspecies, the Bioko black...
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Guereza Colobus (Colobus guereza)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Also known as mantled colobus, eastern black-and-white colobus, magistrate colobus, and a several other variations on the common name, guereza colobus monkeys are Old World monkeys with widespread distribution across Central Africa. The species’ range...
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KING Colobus (Colobus polykomos)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The king colobus, also known as the western black-and-white colobus, is native to the tropical lowland and montane rainforests on the western coast of Africa, from Gambia to Côte d'Ivoire. They have a strong preference for primary forest, and only rarely inhabit...
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White-Thighed Colobus (Colobus vellerosus)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The white-thighed colobus, also known as Geoffroy’s black-and-white colobus monkeys and ursine colobuses, is one of the world’s 25 most endangered primates and is endemic to West Africa—specifically Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo...
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oLIVE colobus
Genus: PROCOLOBUS
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olive colobus (Procolobus verus)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The olive colobus, also called green colobus and Van Beneden’s colobus, is endemic to the western coast of Africa, living in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. An isolated population can also be found in eastern Nigeria...
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rED cOLOBUS
Genus: PILIOCOLOBUS
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aSHY Red Colobus (piliocolobus TEPHROSCELES)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The ashy red colobus, also known as the Ugandan red colobus, lives in the jungles of western Uganda and western Tanzania along the eastern border of the Great Rift Valley. There are only about 20,000 ashy red colobus alive today. Their population is...
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preuss's red colobus (piliocolobus preussiS)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The ashy red colobus, also known as the Ugandan red colobus, lives in the jungles of western Uganda and western Tanzania along the eastern border of the Great Rift Valley. There are only about 20,000 ashy red colobus alive today. Their population is...
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Temminck's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus badius temminckii)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Temminck’s red colobus monkeys are endemic to Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea. Although not confirmed, the species may also be present in Sierra Leone.
They live in protected forests such as Abuko Nature Reserve and Pirang Forest Park... LEARN MORE ABOUT TEMMINCK'S RED COLOBUSES> Photo credit: Allan Hopkins/Flickr/Creative Commons |
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Udzungwa Red Colobus (piliocolobus gordonorum)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
As the name suggests, the Udzungwa red colobus is found exclusively in the Udzungwa Mountains in central Tanzania, a country in eastern Africa. This monkey is just one of many species endemic to the isolated mountain range which is covered by a rich...
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Western Red Colobus (piliocolobus badius)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The western red colobus is a species of Old World monkey found along the coast of West Africa in the countries of Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The western red colobus prefers primary or mature old growth forest, but they live in all levels of...
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Zanzibar Red Colobus (Piliocolobus KIRKII)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Red colobuses are Old World monkeys that are indigenous to Unguja—-the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania—as well as the islands of Uzi and Vundwe. The species has been extirpated from Bambi, Jendele, Kichwele, and Nungwi...
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