Foa's red colobus

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Foa's red colobus [1] [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Piliocolobus
Species:
P. foai
Binomial name
Piliocolobus foai
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Foa's red colobus range shown in black

Foa's red colobus (Piliocolobus foai) or the Central African red colobus, is a species of red colobus monkey found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

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Taxonomy

Several other species of red colobus were formerly considered subspecies of Piliocolobus foai by at least some authors but have since been elevated to full species. These include: [4] [5] [6]

It was previously thought that Foa's red colobus was made of two formerly separate species, one originally from highlands and the other originally from lowlands, which interbred into a single species.[ citation needed ] The highland species has since been split into P. foai sensu stricto , while the lowland species has been split into P. lulindicus . [7] [8]

Distribution

Foa's red colobus is known only from two widely separated regions in the Itombwe Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It likely once had a larger range throughout the Albertine Rift in the past, but past deforestation in the area is thought to have led to a major range contraction. [7] [8]

Description

Foa's red colobus has long red and black fur on its back and head, with light underparts. [1] [7] Males have a body length excluding tail of between 50 and 69 centimetres (20 and 27 in) with a tail that is between 62 and 67 centimetres (24 and 26 in) long. [7] Males typically weigh between 9 and 13 kilograms (20 and 29 lb) and females typically weigh between 7 and 9 kilograms (15 and 20 lb). It has smaller teeth than most other red colobus species. [7]

Behavior

Foa's red colobus is arboreal and diurnal. [1] It has a varied diet which includes leaves, buds, fruit and flowers. [1] It is frequently hunted for bushmeat. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Saj, Tania, L. (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. p. 535. ISBN   978-1-940496-06-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Piliocolobus foai". ITIS . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  3. ↑ Hart, J.; Ting, N.; Maisels, F. (2020). "Piliocolobus foai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T18252A92659769. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Rowe, Noel & Myers, Marc, eds. (2016). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 535–547. ISBN   978-1-940496-06-1.
  5. ↑ "Piliocolobus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  6. ↑ Oates, John & Ting, Nelson (2015). "Conservation consequences of unstable taxonomies: The case of the red colobus monkeys". In Behie, Allison M. & Oxenham, Mark F. (eds.). Taxonomic Tapestries (PDF). Australian National University Press. pp. 321–343. ISBN   978-1-925022-36-0 . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zinner, D.; Fickenscher, G.H. & Roos, C. (2013). Mittermeier, Russell A.; Rylands, Anthony B. & Wilson, Don E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3, Primates. Lynx. p. 710. ISBN   978-84-96553-89-7.
  8. 1 2 Oregon), Nelson Ting (University of; Society), John Hart (Wildlife Conservation; Society), Fiona Maisels (Wildlife Conservation (2020-01-12). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Piliocolobus foai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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