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| Western Red Colobus[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Colobinae |
| Genus: | Piliocolobus |
| Species: | P. badius |
| Binomial name | |
| Piliocolobus badius (Kerr, 1792) | |
The Western Red Colobus (Piliocolobus badius) is a species of Old World monkey found in West African forests from Senegal to Ghana.[1] All other species of red colobuses have formerly been considered subspecies of P. badius. It is often hunted by the Common Chimpanzee. In 1994, Western Red Colobus monkeys infected many chimpanzees with Ebola virus when they were hunted/eaten by the same chimpanzees.[3]
Subspecies
This red colobus has three subspecies, including the nominate:[1]
- Bay Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius badius
- Temminck's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius temminckii
- Miss Waldron's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius waldronae
P. b. waldronae is critically endangered, possibly even extinct. The other two subspecies are endangered.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 169. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ a b Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T., McGraw, S., Galat-Luong, A., Galat, G. & Ting, T. (2008). Procolobus badius. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 January 2009.
- ^ Ebola Cote d'Ivoire Outbreaks
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