Foa's red colobus
Foa's red colobus[1][2] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Piliocolobus |
Species: | P. foai
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Binomial name | |
Piliocolobus foai (de Pousargues, 1899)
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Foa's red colobus range shown in pink |
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]
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:[3][4][5]
- Lang's red colobus (P. langi)
- Oustalet's red colobus (P. oustaleti)
- Lomami red colobus (P. parmentieri)
- Tana River red colobus (P. rufomitratus)
- Semliki red colobus (P. semlikiensis)
- Ugandan red colobus (P. tephrosceles)
There is some speculation that Foa's red colobus is made of two formerly separate species, one originally from highlands and the other originally from lowlands, which interbred into a single species.[6]
Distribution[]
Foa's red colobus is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between the Lualaba, Lowa and Oso Rivers.[6]
Description[]
Foa's red colobus has long red and black fur on its back and head, with light underparts.[1][6] 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.[6] 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.[6]
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.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Saj, Tania, L. (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. p. 535. ISBN 9781940496061.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Piliocolobus foai". ITIS. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Rowe, Noel & Myers, Marc, eds. (2016). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 535–547. ISBN 9781940496061.
- ^ "Piliocolobus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ 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 9781925022360. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f 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 978-8496553897.
- Piliocolobus
- Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mammals described in 1899