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Colobus
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Colobus'', native to Africa. They are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus '' Piliocolobus''. There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subspecies. They are generally found in high-density forests where they forage on leaves, flowers and fruit. Social groups of colobus are diverse, varying from group to group. Resident-egalitarian and allomothering relationships have been observed among the female population. Complex behaviours have also been observed in this species, including greeting rituals and varying group sleeping patterns. Colobi play a significant role in seed dispersal. Etymology The word "colobus" comes from the Greek (''kolobós'', "docked", "maimed") and refers to the stump-like thumb. Taxonomy Fossil species *†'' Colobus flandrini'' *†'' Colobus freedmani'' Behaviour and ecology Colobus habitats include primary and secondary forests, riverine for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colobus Freedmani
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Colobus'', native to Africa. They are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus ''Piliocolobus''. There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subspecies. They are generally found in high-density forests where they forage on leaves, flowers and fruit. Social groups of colobus are diverse, varying from group to group. Resident-egalitarian and allomothering relationships have been observed among the female population. Complex behaviours have also been observed in this species, including greeting rituals and varying group sleeping patterns. Colobi play a significant role in seed dispersal. Etymology The word "colobus" comes from the ancient Greek language, Greek (''kolobós'', "docked", "maimed") and refers to the stump-like thumb. Taxonomy Fossil species *†''Colobus flandrini'' *†''Colobus freedmani'' Behaviour and ecology Colobus habitats include primary and secondary f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantled Guereza
The mantled guereza (''Colobus guereza''), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Chad. The species consists of several subspecies that differ in appearance. It has a distinctive appearance, which is alluded to in its name; the long white fringes of hair that run along each side of its black trunk are known as a mantle. Its face is framed with white hair and it has a large white tail tuft. The mantled guereza is diurnal and arboreal, found in both deciduous and evergreen forests. It is an adaptable species that can cope with habitat disturbance and prefers secondary forest close to rivers or lakes. Although previously thought to eat only leaves, it also eats seeds, fruits, and arthropods. It is able to diges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Colobus
The black colobus (''Colobus satanas''), or satanic black colobus, is a species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus ''Colobus''. The species is found in a small area of western central Africa. Black colobuses are large, completely covered with black fur, and like all other Colobus monkeys, do not have a thumb. The species has faced large declines in population due to habitat destruction and hunting by humans, and was consequently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 1994. Taxonomy The black colobus monkey is one of five recognised species in the genus ''Colobus''. The black colobus is the oldest species in this genera and is thought to have diverged 3-4 million years ago. There are two subspecies of black colobus monkey: *''Colobus satanas satanas'' – Bioko black colobus ( Waterhouse, 1838) *''Colobus satanas anthracinus'' – Gabon black colobus (Le Conte, 1857) Etymology The word '' 'Colobus' '' comes from the Greek word for 'mutilated', as all Colobus mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Colobus
The Angola colobus (''Colobus angolensis''), Angolan black-and-white colobus, or Angolan colobus is a primate species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus ''Colobus''. Taxonomy There are six recognized subspecies and one undescribed subspecies from the Mahale Mountains in Tanzania: *Angola colobus, ''Colobus angolensis'' **Sclater's Angola colobus, ''C. a. angolensis'' **Powell-Cotton's Angola colobus, ''C. a. cottoni'' ** Ruwenzori colobus ''C. a. ruwenzorii'' **Cordier's Angola colobus, ''C. a. cordieri'' **Prigogine's Angola colobus, ''C. a. prigoginei'', from Mt. Kabobo **Peters Angola colobus or Tanzanian black-and-white colobus, ''C. a. palliatus'' Physical characteristics Like all black-and-white colobi, the Angola colobus has black fur and a black face, surrounded by long, white locks of hair. It also has a mantle of white hair on the shoulders. The long, thin tail can be either black or white, but the tip is always white. There is a significant regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Colobus
The king colobus (''Colobus polykomos''), also known as the western black-and-white colobus, is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rainforests in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast. One of five members of the genus '' Colobus'', the black-and-white colobuses, the king colobus is the westernmost species of the group on the continent of Africa. It eats mainly leaves, but also fruits and flowers. Though it is arboreal, it eats primarily on the ground. It lives in small groups consisting of 3 to 4 females and 1 to 3 males, plus their young. These groups maintain distance from one another through territorial calling. Etymology The word '' 'Colobus' '' comes from the Greek word for 'mutilated', as all colobus monkeys only have a short stump where the thumb would be. The word '' 'poly' '' comes from the Greek word for 'many.' The word '' 'komos' '' comes from the Greek celebration of unres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursine Colobus
The ursine colobus (''Colobus vellerosus''), also known as the white-thighed colobus, Geoffroy's black-and-white colobus, or the white-thighed black-and-white colobus, is a West African species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Description The ursine colobus is quite distinctive, with predominantly black fur and lacking a white mantle. They have a black and naked face which is surrounded by a thick white halo of fur. The ursine colobus is further characterized by white patches on the thighs which vary in width and length. Like other species of colobus, the babies are born with an all white fur coat, which starts to turn black at around three months of age. In contrast to other species of colobus, they have slender bodies and ischial callosities, a hard thickened area of skin on the buttocks that allows comfortable sitting on branches. It has an all white tail which is longer than the body. They weigh between for males and in females with a body length of is in males and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruwenzori Colobus
The Ruwenzori colobus (''Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii''), also known as Ruwenzori black-and-white colobus, is a subspecies of the Angola colobus. This primate is distributed from the Afromontane forests of the Ruwenzori Mountains across the mountains in Burundi and Rwanda to the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika. Taxonomy In 1901, Oldfield Thomas described two skins of Ruwenzori colobus zoological specimens that were collected at the northwestern slopes of the Ruwenzori Mountains in Bwamba Country of western Uganda. Thomas considered it a species using the scientific name ''Colobus ruwenzorii''. Characteristics The Ruwenzori colobus is black with hair on the shoulders between long. Its tail is also black and greyish-white at the end. It has white bushy tufts on the cheeks. The white hair on the forehead forms a crest. Distribution and habitat The Ruwenzori colobus occurs at Lake Nabugabo and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda. Troops of 300 to 400 individuals inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piliocolobus
Red colobuses are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Piliocolobus''. It was formerly considered a subgenus within the genus '' Procolobus'', which is now restricted to the olive colobus. 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. The western red colobus is frequently hunted by the common chimpanzee. The members of this genus are found in western, central and eastern Africa, and the species have largely allo- or parapatric distributions. They are primarily arboreal and most are restricted to humid forests, but the Zanzibar red colobus prefers 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. If following the taxonomic treatment advocated in ''Mammal Species of the World'', all species except the Udzungwa, Semliki, Oustalet's an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colobus Flandrini
''Colobus flandrini'' is an extinct species of colobus monkey that lived in Africa (Algeria) during the Miocene around 10 million years ago. It is the oldest known colobus monkey and is one of only two extinct species of true colobus monkey described so far, the other species being ''Colobus freedmani''. ''C. flandrini'' was larger than its living relatives, estimated at in weight. Fossils of ''C. flandrini'' were originally assigned to ''Macaca The macaques () constitute a genus (''Macaca'') of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Europe (in Gibraltar). Macaques are principally fru ...'' by Arambourg before being assigned their current placement by Delson (1973). References {{Taxonbar, from=Q108336493 Colobinae Miocene primates Miocene mammals of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
