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| subdivision = ''[[Black Colobus|Colobus satanas]]''<br> ''[[Angola Colobus|Colobus angolensis]]''<br> ''[[King Colobus|Colobus polykomos]]''<br> ''[[Ursine Colobus|Colobus vellerosus]]''<br> ''[[Mantled Guereza|Colobus guereza]]'' | | subdivision = ''[[Black Colobus|Colobus satanas]]''<br> ''[[Angola Colobus|Colobus angolensis]]''<br> ''[[King Colobus|Colobus polykomos]]''<br> ''[[Ursine Colobus|Colobus vellerosus]]''<br> ''[[Mantled Guereza|Colobus guereza]]'' | ||
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− | '''Black-and-white colobus''' (plural colobuses or colobi) is the common name for any of the medium-sized, arboreal, [[Old World monkey|Old World monkeys]] comprising the genus ''Colobus'' of the Colobinae subfamily, characterized by a slender body, long tail, | + | '''Black-and-white colobus''' (plural colobuses or colobi) is the common name for any of the medium-sized, arboreal, [[Old World monkey|Old World monkeys]] comprising the genus ''Colobus'' of the Colobinae subfamily, characterized by a slender body, long tail, absent or rudimentary thumbs, prominent rump callosities, and a complex stomach that aids digestion of [[cellulose]]. The name '''colobus''' also is used as a collective term for members of this genus; however, there also are [[red colobus|red colobi]] that comprise the genus ''Piliocolobus'', and the [[olive colobus]] is the sole extant member of the genus ''Procolobus''. |
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+ | Black-and-white colobi comprise one of several [[genera]] in the subfamily Colobinae of the Cercopithecidae family (Old World monkeys). Members of this subfamily are distinguished from the other Old World monkey family Cercopithecinae (baboons, macaques, mangabeys, drill, mandrills, etc.) by the absence of cheek pouches and the presence of prominent ischial (rump) callosities, which are contiguous in males and separate in females (Kim 2002). Other members of the Colobinae subfamily are the leaf monkeys, proboscis monkeys, langurs, and other relatives. | ||
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Black-and-white colobus (plural colobuses or colobi) is the common name for any of the medium-sized, arboreal, Old World monkeys comprising the genus Colobus of the Colobinae subfamily, characterized by a slender body, long tail, absent or rudimentary thumbs, prominent rump callosities, and a complex stomach that aids digestion of cellulose. The name colobus also is used as a collective term for members of this genus; however, there also are red colobi that comprise the genus Piliocolobus, and the olive colobus is the sole extant member of the genus Procolobus.
Overview and description
Black-and-white colobi comprise one of several genera in the subfamily Colobinae of the Cercopithecidae family (Old World monkeys). Members of this subfamily are distinguished from the other Old World monkey family Cercopithecinae (baboons, macaques, mangabeys, drill, mandrills, etc.) by the absence of cheek pouches and the presence of prominent ischial (rump) callosities, which are contiguous in males and separate in females (Kim 2002). Other members of the Colobinae subfamily are the leaf monkeys, proboscis monkeys, langurs, and other relatives.
are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus and are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus.[1] The word "colobus" comes from Greek ekolobóse "he cut short" and is so named because its thumb is a stump.
The red colobus are Old World monkeys of the genus Piliocolobus. They were formerly placed in the genus Procolobus, which now is limited to the Olive Colobus.[1] 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.[2] The Western Red Colobus is frequently hunted by the Common Chimpanzee.[3]
There are five species of this monkey, with at least eight subspecies:[1]
- Genus Colobus
- Black Colobus, Colobus satanas
- Gabon Black Colobus, Colobus satanas anthracinus
- Bioko Black Colobus, Colobus satanas satanas
- Angola Colobus, Colobus angolensis
- Colobus angolensis angolensis
- Colobus angolensis cottoni
- Adolf Friedrich's Angola Colobus or Ruwenzori Black-and-white Colobus, Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii
- Colobus angolensis cordieri
- Prigogine's Angola Colobus, Colobus angolensis prigoginei
- Peter's Angolan Colobus or Tanzanian Black-and-white Colobus, Colobus angolensis palliatus
- King Colobus, Colobus polykomos
- Ursine Colobus, Colobus vellerosus
- Mantled Guereza, Colobus guereza
- Black Colobus, Colobus satanas
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 C. Groves, "Order Primates," "Order Monotremata," (and select other orders). Page(s) 169-170 in D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press (2005). ISBN 0801882214.
- ↑ Ghiglieri, Michael. East of the Mountains of the Moon: Chimpanzee Society in the African Rain Forest, The Free Press, 1988, pg. 238.
- ↑ Ebola Cote d'Ivoire Outbreaks
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=572829 Colobus Illiger, 1811 Taxonomic Serial No.: 572829
Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 13, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Colobus.html#Colobus
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Colobus_angolensis.html Thompson, B. 2002. "Colobus angolensis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 13, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Colobus_angolensis.html. Colobus angolensis Angolan colobus
- Kim, K. 2002. Colobus guereza. Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Colobus_polykomos.html
Landes, D. 2000. "Colobus polykomos" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 13, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Colobus_polykomos.html.
Colobus polykomos
king colobus
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Colobus_satanas.html Colobus satanas black colobus Blair, D. 2002. "Colobus satanas" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 13, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Colobus_satanas.html.
Groves, C. (2005-11-16). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 167-168. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
External links
- Colobus Monkey: Wildlife summary from the African Wildlife Foundation
- Primate Info Net Colobus Factsheets
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