The Lomami red colobus (''Piliocolobus parmentieri'') is a species of
red colobus
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 mon ...
monkey from central Africa. Historically, it had been treated as a subspecies of the
Central African red colobus (''P. foai''),
but more recent taxonomies generally treat it as a separate species.
The Lomani red colobus has a limited range in lowland
tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator. They are a subset of the tropical forest biome that occurs roughly within the 28° latitudes (in the torrid zo ...
between the
Lomani River
The Lomami River (, , ) is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river is approximately long. It flows north, west of and parallel to the upper Congo.
The Lomami rises in the south of the country, near ...
and the
Lualaba River
The Lualaba River (, , ) flows entirely within the eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It provides the greatest streamflow to the Congo River, while the River source, source of the Congo is recognized as the Chambeshi River, Chambeshi ...
in central
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
.
[ Its range extends as far south as the Ruiki River and the Lutanga River.][ It eats leaves, fruit, flowers, buds and possibly seeds.][ Males weigh about , and females weigh about .][
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References
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Piliocolobus
Primates of Africa
Mammals described in 1987
Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo