Foa's red colobus

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]

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

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]

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
  1. 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)
  2. "Piliocolobus foai". ITIS. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  3. Rowe, Noel & Myers, Marc, eds. (2016). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 535–547. ISBN 9781940496061.
  4. "Piliocolobus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  5. 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.
  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 978-8496553897.
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