Udzungwa red colobus
| Uzungwa red colobus[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Procolobus |
| Subgenus: | Piliocolobus |
| Species: | P. gordonorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Procolobus gordonorum (Matschie, 1900) | |
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| Udzungwa red colobus range | |
The Uzungwa red colobus (Procolobus gordonorum), also known as the Udzungwa red colobus[3] or Iringa red colobus,[4] is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to riverine and montane forest in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 169. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Struhsaker, T., Butynski, T. M. & Ehardt, C. (2008). Procolobus gordonorum. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ↑ Udzungwa Red Colobus. ARKive. Accessed 2008-07-20
- 1 2 Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0-12-408355-2
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