Udzungwa red colobus

Uzungwa red colobus[1]
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)
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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Udzungwa Red Colobus. ARKive. Accessed 2008-07-20
  4. 1 2 Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0-12-408355-2


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