what is thIS PRIMATE'S common name?
WESTERN RED COLOBUS MONKEY
Also called the bay red colobus, rust red colobus, or Upper Guinea red colobus What is the scientific name?
Piliocolobus badius WHAT KIND OF PRIMATE IS THIS?
MONKEY Where do they live?
New world or old world?
OLD WORLD fascinating facts
What threatens their future?
Some of their threats consist include hunting for bushmeat, habitat loss and degradation from agriculture and human activities, and human intrusion and disturbances, including civil unrest. WHAT IS their CONSERVATION STATUS?
ENDANGERED
What Does this Conservation Status mean?
Endangered (EN) – High risk of extinction in the wild
Any species categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable is considered by conservation scientists to be a threatened species LEARN MORE ABOUT WESTERN RED COLOBUS Monkeys
Go to the western red colobus Primate Species Profiles page are western red colobus monkeys good pets?
NO
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Common names are not officially defined. They are based on everyday conversational language and may differ by country, region, profession, community, or other factors. As a result, it is not unusual for a species to have multiple common names. Scientific names, on the other hand, are standardized and constant. They are Latinized and rule-bound by a formal naming system called binominal nomenclature. Scientific names prevent misidentification. They typically only change if a species is officially redesignated. x
The biological order of Primates is divided into these classifications:
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New World monkeys are native to Central and South America.
Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia. x
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