Udzungwa red colobus
The Uzungwa red colobus (Piliocolobus 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]
| Uzungwa red colobus[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Piliocolobus |
| Species: | P. gordonorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Procolobus gordonorum (Matschie, 1900) | |
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| Udzungwa red colobus range | |
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. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Rovero, F.; Barelli, C; Butynski, T.M.; Marshall, A.J. & Struhsaker, T.T. (2019). "Piliocolobus gordonorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T40015A92629595.
- Udzungwa Red Colobus. Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine ARKive. Accessed 2008-07-20
- Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0-12-408355-2
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