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The Semliki red colobus (''Piliocolobus semlikiensis'') is a type 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 has 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 Semliki red colobus lives in
ironwood Ironwood is a common name for many woods that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is denser than water (approximately 1000 kg/m3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in English ma ...
forest in the portion of the northeastern
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 ...
between the
Semliki River Semliki River ( French: ''Rivière Semliki'') is a major river, long, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda in Central and East Africa. It flows north from Lake Edward in Beni Territory, Nord-Kivu, D.R.C avoiding the Rwenzori ...
valley and the
Ruwenzori Mountains The Rwenzori (also known as the Ruwenzori, Rwenzururu or Rwenjura) are a mountain range, range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest peak of the Ruw ...
. It may also live in a small area of
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q22675260 Piliocolobus Primates of Africa Mammals described in 1991 Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo