Biology:Foa's red colobus

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Short description: Species of Old World monkey

Foa's red colobus[1][2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Piliocolobus
Species:
P. foai
Binomial name
Piliocolobus foai
(de Pousargues, 1899)
Distribution Piliocolobus species.png
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]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Saj, Tania, L. (2016). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. p. 535. ISBN 9781940496061. 
  2. "Piliocolobus foai". ITIS. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944241#null. 
  3. Hart, J.; Ting, N.; Maisels, F. (2020). "Piliocolobus foai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T18252A92659769. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18252/92659769. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  4. All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. 2016. pp. 535–547. ISBN 9781940496061. 
  5. "Piliocolobus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. https://mammaldiversity.org/#cGlsaW9jb2xvYnVzJmdsb2JhbF9zZWFyY2g9dHJ1ZSZsb29zZT10cnVl. 
  6. Oates, John; Ting, Nelson (2015). "Conservation consequences of unstable taxonomies: The case of the red colobus monkeys". in Behie, Allison M.. Taxonomic Tapestries. Australian National University Press. pp. 321–343. ISBN 9781925022360. http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p318011/pdf/15.-Conservation-consequences-of-unstable-taxonomies-The-case-of-the-red-colobus-monkeys.pdf. Retrieved 2019-05-11. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Zinner, D.; Fickenscher, G.H.; Roos, C. (2013). Mittermeier, Russell A.. ed. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3, Primates. Lynx. p. 710. ISBN 978-8496553897. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/en. 

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