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Colobus Monkeys are any of 10 species
of Old World monkeys in the genus
Colobus.
Colobus Monkey Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Colobinae
Genus: Colobus
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Other Names: Mantled Guereza,
Catarrhine
Conservation Status: Many
species of red colobus are currently
considered endangered, other colobus
species are vulnerable, while some
there is not sufficient data to
determine their status.
Species: There are five
species and approximately 8 subspecies.
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Colobus
Species and Sub-Species Include:
Black Colobus
- Colobus satanas
Gabon Black Colobus
- Colobus satanas Anthracinus
Bioko Black Colobus
- Colobus Satanas Satanas
Angola Colobus - Colobus
Angolensis
Sclater's Angola Colobus
- Colobus Angolensis Angolensis
Powell-Cotton's Angola
Colobus - Colobus Angolensis
Cottoni
Adolf Friedrichs's Angola
Colobus / Ruwenzori Black-and-white
Colobus - Colobus Angolensis
Ruwenzorii
Cordier's Angola Colobus
- Colobus Angolensis Cordieri
Prigogine's Angola
Colobus - Colobus Angolensis
Prigoginei
Peters's Angola Colobus
/ Tanzanian Black-and-white
Colobus - Colobus Angolensis
Palliatus
King Colobus - Colobus
Polykomos
Ursine Colobus - Colobus
Vellerosus
Mantled Guereza or Abyssinian
Black-and-white Colobus
- Colobus Guerez
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Size: Colobus monkeys are
18-24 inches long (excluding their
tails) and they weigh 12-32 lbs.
Habitat: Colobus monkeys
are native to Africa. Colobus monkeys
are found in all types of closed
forests, and bamboo stands.
Description: Colobus monkeys
have long tails they use for balancing
during their leaping from tree to
tree.
Behavior: Colobus monkeys
are diurnal and arboreal. In fact
the Colobus spends the vast majority
of its time in trees, rarely descending
to the ground.
Diet: Colobus monkeys are
herbivorous. They typically eat
leaves, fruit, flowers, and twigs.
Gestation: Colobus monkeys
carry their young for 5-7 months.
Birth: Colobus mokeys are
born almost entirely white.
Sexually Mature: Female
colobus monkeys sexually mature
around 6 years of age. Male colobus
monkeys mature arond the age of
4.
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Life Span: Colobus
monkeys life span is estimated
to be about 25 years in the
wild.
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Did
You Know?
Colobus monkeys
do not have thumbs.
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Social Structure: Colobus
monkeys live in groups or troops
of 5-10 monkeys. The troup consists
of a a dominant male and females
with their offspring.
Athleticism: Colobus monkeys
use branches as trampolines, jumping
up and down on them to get liftoff
for leaps. They can leap up to 50
feet from branch to branch.
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