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  1. Western Red Colobus

    Taxobox name Western Red Colobus ref name MSW MSW3 Groves pages 169 id 12100621 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T., McGraw, S., Galat Luong, A., Galat, G. & Ting, T. year 2008 id 18240 title Procolobus badius downloaded 4 January 2009 ref image Piliocolobus badius 0004.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae subfamilia Colobinae genus Procolobus species P. badius binomial Procolobus badius binomial authority Robert Kerr writer Kerr , 1792 range map Western Red Colobus area.png range map caption Western Red Colobus range br green extant, orange possibly extinct The Western Red Colobus Procolobus badius is a species of Old World monkey found in West Africa n forests from Senegal to Ghana . ref name MSW All other species of red colobus es 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. ref http virus.stanford.edu filo eboci.html Ebola Cote d Ivoire Outbreaks Bot generated title ref Subspecies This red colobus has three subspecies, including the Nominate subspecies nominate ref name MSW Bay Red Colobus , Procolobus badius badius Temminck s Red Colobus , Procolobus badius temminckii Miss Waldron s Red Colobus , Procolobus badius waldronae P. b. waldronae is critically endangered , possibly even extinct. The other two subspecies are Endangered species endangered . ref name iucn References Reflist External links ARKive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Piliocolobus badius images and movies of the Red colobus Procolobus badius C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Ebola Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1792 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz ruz Korn gafrika cs Guer za erven de Westafrikanischer Stummelaffe es Piliocolobus ...   more details



  1. Red colobus

    Tr meau de Rochebrune Rochebrune , 1877 type species Western Red Colobus Simia Cercopithecus ... Western Red Colobus Procolobus badius Pennant s Colobus Procolobus pennantii Niger Delta Red Colobus Procolobus epieni Preuss s Red Colobus Procolobus preussi Thollon s Red Colobus Procolobus tholloni Central African Red Colobus Procolobus foai Ugandan Red Colobus Procolobus tephrosceles Uzungwa Red Colobus Procolobus gordonorum Zanzibar Red Colobus Procolobus kirkii Tana River Red Colobus Procolobus rufomitratus The red colobus are Old World monkey s of the subgenus Piliocolobus in genus Procolobus ... Press, 1988, pg. 238. ref The Western Red Colobus is frequently hunted by the Common Chimpanzee ... to conspecifics. Animal Behaviour, 80 5 , 799 808. ref Species Western Red Colobus , Procolobus ...Taxobox name Red colobus ref name msw3 image Red Colobus monkey.jpeg image caption Zanzibar Red Colobus ... to humid forests, but the Zanzibar Red Colobus prefers coastal thickets and scrub. Red ... treatment, all species except the Central African Red Colobus are considered Endangered or Critically ... river red colobus procolobus rufomitratus . Biological Conservation, 118 1 , 67 77. ref Diet The diet of the red colobus monkeys consists mainly of young leaves, flowers, and unripe fruit. ref name Molecular 2002 Foraging challenges of red colobus monkeys influence of nutrients and secondary ... selection selection factor upon some red colobus populations. ref Stanford, C. B. 1995 . The influence of chimpanzee predation on group size and anti predator behaviour in red colobus monkeys. Animal ... prey on red colobus to reinforce social status as well as to attract sexual partners. ref Chimpanzee and Red Colobus The Ecology of Predator and Prey By Craig B. Stanford, Harvard University ..., Pages 171 172 David P. Barash ref When under attack, the red colobus males congregate to defend their group while the females gather their infants and try to escape. Larger groups of red colobus have ...   more details



  1. Thollon's Red Colobus

    Taxobox name Thollon s Red Colobus ref name MSW3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100640 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Hart, J., Oates, J.F., Struhsaker, T. & Thompson, J. year 2008 id 18257 title Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. tholloni downloaded 2008 11 27 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. tholloni binomial Procolobus tholloni binomial authority Henri Milne Edwards Milne Edwards , 1886 Thollon s Red Colobus Procolobus tholloni , also known as the Tshuapa Red Colobus , ref name kingdon Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0 12 408355 2 ref is a species of red colobus monkey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lower Republic of the Congo . It is found south of Congo River and west of Lomami River . ref name MSW3 It had once been considered a subspecies of the Western Red Colobus P. badius . It was recognised as a distinct species by Dandelot in 1974, and this was followed by Colin Groves Groves in 2001, while others have suggested it should be considered a subspecies of Procolobus rufomitratus P. rufomitratus . ref name iucn2 IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J.F., Struhsaker, T., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. year 2008 id 39993 title Procolobus rufomitratus downloaded 2008 11 27 ref References reflist External links Flickr http www.flickr.com photos filipverbelen 316644120 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Flickr http www.flickr.com photos 28707373 N08 3591710523 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Flickr http www.flickr.com photos 28707373 N08 3592516346 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Flickr http www.flickr.com photos ashleyvosper 1129619031 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1886 oldworld monkey ...   more details



  1. Preuss's Red Colobus

    , and the proposed national park at Ebo . ref name iucn Ecology Like other colobus monkeys, it is primarily a Folivore leaf eater . Description Preuss s Red Colobus has a black head, a black back ticked with orange, and bright red tail, limbs and cheeks. ref name rowe . Taxonomy Preuss s Red Colobus has, in the past, been considered a subspecies of Pennant s Colobus P. pennantii and Western Red Colobus ...Taxobox name Preuss s Red Colobus ref name MSW3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100637 ref status CR status system iucn3.1 image Preuss s red colobus.jpg status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T., Morgan, B., Linder, J. & Ting, N. year 2008 id 41026 title Procolobus preussi downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae subfamilia Colobinae genus Procolobus species P. preussi binomial Procolobus preussi binomial authority Paul Matschie Matschie , 1900 range map Preuss s Red Colobus area.png range map caption Preuss s Red Colobus range Preuss s Red Colobus Procolobus preussi is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross Sanaga Rivers ecoregion. An important population occurs in Korup National Park , Southwest Province , Cameroon , but the species distribution is localized groups are frequently encountered near the main tourist camps . The species is considered present in adjacent Cross River National Park Oban Division in Nigeria ref name iucn and hunter reports suggest that few groups remain in Nkwende Hills and Nta Ali Forest Reserve in the broader Korup region ref Astaras, C. 2009 . Ecology and Status of the Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus in Korup National Park Implications for Conservation. PhD dissertation, Gerog August University of G ttingen, pp. 287. ref . A population ... . ref name iucn Conservation status The Preuss s Red Colobus is critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List due to hunting pressure and destruction of its habitat. Large portion of the remaining ...   more details



  1. Ugandan Red Colobus

    Taxobox name Ugandan Red Colobus ref name MSW3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100639 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Struhsaker, T. year 2008 id 18256 title Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. tephrosceles downloaded 2008 11 27 ref image Grooming Reds.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. tephrosceles binomial Procolobus tephrosceles binomial authority Daniel Giraud Elliot Elliot , 1907 The Ugandan Red Colobus Procolobus tephrosceles is a species of red colobus monkey found in forests of Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and western Tanzania . ref name MSW3 It has been considered a subspecies of Western Red Colobus P. badius , and later a subspecies of Central African Red Colobus P. foai . ref cite book author Kingdon, J. year 1997 title The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals publisher Academic Press Limited, London isbn 0 12 408355 2 ref It was recognised as a distinct species by Colin Groves Groves in 2001, while others have suggested it should be considered a subspecies of Tana River Red Colobus P. rufomitratus . ref name iucn2 IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J.F., Struhsaker, T., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. year 2008 id 39993 title Procolobus rufomitratus downloaded 2008 11 27 ref References reflist C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1907 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz ruz Ouganda de Uganda Stummelaffe fr Piliocolobus tephrosceles ko it Piliocolobus tephrosceles ...   more details



  1. Niger Delta Red Colobus

    name groves The Niger Delta Red Colobus is found only in the western part of the Niger Delta . ref name ...Taxobox name Niger Delta Red Colobus status CR status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F. & Struhsaker, T. year 2008 id 41024 title Procolobus pennantii ssp. epieni downloaded 6 August 2010 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. epieni binomial Procolobus epieni binomial authority Grubb and Powell, 1999 synonyms The Niger Delta Red Colobus Procolobus epieni is a species of colobus monkey . From the time it first became known to science in 1993 until 2007 or 2008 it was considered a subspecies of the Western Red Colobus , Procolobus badius and more recently Pennant s Colobus , Procolobus pennantii , and its trinomial name was Procolobus badius ... recognized the Niger Delta Red Colobus as a full species in 2007, although Groves considered all the red colobus monkeys, including the Niger Delta Red Colobus to be in the genus Piliocolobus , rather ... 85 year 2007 url http arts.anu.edu.au grovco Colobus 20JASs 2007.pdf ref However, other authors consider Piliocolobus to be a subgenus of Procolobus . The Niger Delta Red Colobus is black on top from ... pococki , the Red capped Mangabey Cercocebus torquatus , the Putty nosed Monkey Cercopithecus nictitans , the Mona Monkey Cercopithecus mona , and maybe also the Olive Colobus Procolobus verus . ref name top When it was first discovered, the Niger Delta Red Colobus was locally common but under .... ref name top Red colobus monkeys generally appear to be particularly sensitive to hunting ... top The Niger Delta Red Colobus was still found in the Edumanom Forest Reserve in 2008. ref name usaid36 ... loss. ref name iucn In 2010, the Niger Delta Red Colobus was included in the list of The World ... legs, and most of the arms are white. The hands and feet are black. The tail is red brown on top and chestnut ...   more details



  1. Miss Waldron's Red Colobus

    Western Red Colobus P. badius subspecies P. b. waldronae trinomial Piliocolobus badius waldronae trinomial authority R.W. Hayman Hayman , 1936 Miss Waldron s Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius waldronae ref name msw3 is a subspecies of the Western Red Colobus native to West Africa . It has not been officially ... source of Miss Waldron s Red Colobus. The Western Red Colobus frequently is hunted and eaten by larger carnivore s, including Common Chimpanzee s specifically Western Chimpanzee s, Pan troglodytes ...Taxobox name Miss Waldron s Red Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 ref status PE status system ... . The World Conservation Union IUCN IUCN Red List Red List of Threatened Species lists Miss Waldron s Red Colobus as Critically Endangered . ref name iucn Miss Waldron s Red Colobus was discovered in December ... Black fur covers the majority of Miss Waldron s Red Colobus, but a distinctive pattern of bright red fur can be found on its forehead and thighs, allowing it to be distinguished from conspecific ... Waldron s Red Colobus Monkey journal International Journal of Primatology month June year 2005 volume ... s Red Colobus is known to exist. Ecology and status High canopy forests rainforest s in Ghana and the C te d Ivoire Ivory Coast serve as the exclusive habitat of Miss Waldron s Red Colobus. The monkey ... of a West African Red Colobus Monkey journal The Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology month ... title Evidence for a surviving population of Miss Waldron s red colobus journal Oryx journal Oryx volume ... DNA tests proved to be from a red colobus. The hunter who gave McGraw the tail claimed he had shot ... believed to be from Miss Waldron s Red Colobus. That same year, McGraw received from an associate in Africa a photograph of what appeared to be an adult Miss Waldron s Red Colobus which had been killed ... by local governments. Habitat destruction also played a role in its decline. Miss Waldron s Red Colobus is the first primate to be suspected extinct in the 21st century, but there is considerable ...   more details



  1. Udzungwa Red Colobus

    Taxobox name Uzungwa Red Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 id 12100631 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Struhsaker, T., Butynski, T. M. & Ehardt, C. year 2008 id 40015 title Procolobus gordonorum downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. gordonorum binomial Procolobus gordonorum binomial authority Paul Matschie Matschie , 1900 synonyms range map Udzungwa Red Colobus area.png range map caption Udzungwa Red Colobus range The Uzungwa Red Colobus Procolobus gordonorum , also known as the Udzungwa Red Colobus ref name arkive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Piliocolobus gordonorum Udzungwa Red Colobus. ARKive. Accessed 2008 07 20 ref or Iringa Red Colobus , ref name kingdon Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0 12 408355 2 ref is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is Endemism endemic to riverine and montane forest in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania . ref name kingdon It is threatened by habitat loss . ref name iucn References reflist C.Colobinae nav Category Fauna of Tanzania Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1900 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz ruz Gordon de Udzungwa Stummelaffe es Procolobus gordonorum fr Piliocolobus gordonorum ko it Piliocolobus gordonorum ...   more details



  1. Central African Red Colobus

    Taxobox name Central African Red Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 id 12100625 ref status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Struhsaker, T. & Oates, J. F. year 2008 id 18255 title Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. oustaleti downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. foai binomial Procolobus foai binomial authority de Pousargues , 1899 synonyms The Central African Red Colobus Procolobus foai is an Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in humid forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo , the Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic , and Sudan . ref name msw3 Taxonomy The taxonomy is potentially confusing. Procolobus foai has, together with all other red colobus es, been considered a subspecies of Procolobus badius . ref cite book author Rowe, N. year 1996 title The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates publisher Pogonia Press, Charlestown, Rhode Island isbn 0 9648825 0 7 ref When considered a separate species, the scientific name Procolobus oustaleti Trouessart , 1906 has been used for the Central African Red Colobus, ref name Kingdon cite book author Kingdon, J. year 1997 title The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals publisher Academic Press Limited, London isbn 0 12 408355 2 ref but this is incorrect, as the taxon foai precedes oustaleti by 7 years. ref name msw3 Additionally, the taxon tephrosceles has been considered a subspecies of the Central African Red Colobus, ref name Kingdon but following Colin Groves Groves 2001 it is here recognized as a separate species, the Ugandan Red Colobus . Alternatively, it has been suggested that the Central African Red Colobus should be considered a subspecies of Procolobus rufomitratus P. rufomitratus . ref name iucn As here defined, the Central African Red Colobus has 5 subspecies, although these are variable and hard to separate ref name msw3 ...   more details



  1. Tana River Red Colobus

    Taxobox name Tana River Red Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100638 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. rufomitratus binomial Procolobus rufomitratus binomial authority Wilhelm Peters Peters , 1879 The Tana River Red Colobus Procolobus rufomitratus , also called the Eastern Red Colobus , is a highly endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is Endemism endemic to a narrow zone of gallery forest near the Tana River Kenya Tana River in southeastern Kenya . As all red colobus es, it was formerly considered a subspecies of a widespread Procolobus badius P. badius . ref Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0 12 408355 2 ref Conservation status The Tana River Red Colobus has been considered one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world. ref Butynski, T. M. 2005. http www.primate sg.org rufomitratus.htm Tana River Red Colobus, Procolobus rufomitratus Peters, 1879 . In Primates in Peril The World s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2004 2006, R. A. Mittermeier, C. Valladares P dua, A. B. Rylands, A. A. Eudey, T. M. Butynski, J. U. Ganzhorn, R. Kormos, J. M. Aguiar and S. Walker eds. , p.17. Report to IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group PSG , International Primatological Society IPS and Conservation International CI , Washington, DC. ref It was, together with the equally endangered Tana River Mangabey , the main reason for the creation of the Tana ... msw3 it was not recognized as a species separate from the Ugandan Red Colobus Ugandan , Central African Red Colobus Central African and Thollon s Red Colobus in the 2008 IUCN Red List. With these as subspecies , P. rufomitratus is considered to be of least concern in the 2008 IUCN Red List, ref name ... ref Diet Colobus monkeys eat mostly leaves from a limited number of tree species. They supplement this bulky ...   more details



  1. Zanzibar red colobus

    Taxobox name Zanzibar red colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 170 id 12100632 ref status EN status ... 39992 title Procolobus kirkii downloaded 4 January 2009 ref image Red Colobus 7.jpg regnum Animal ia ... Procolobus kirkii distribution.svg range map caption Geographic range The Zanzibar red colobus Procolobus kirkii is a species of red colobus monkey endemism endemic to Unguja , the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. It is also known as Kirk s red colobus after John ... on its lips and nose. Also, the Zanzibar red colobus has a long tail used only for balancing &mdash ... red colobus Monkey Procolobus kirkii as it Apples to the Development Exhibition Photography ... red colobus is found in three forests of the Zanzibar archipelago. ref name Ciani cite journal ... author Siex KS, Struhsaker TT year 1999 title Ecology of the Zanzibar red colobus monkey demographic ... higher densities of the red colobus living here in more cohesive groups, compared to inside ... in defense of their group and even in grooming each other. ref name Jorgensen Image Red Colobus ... Water Drinking by Zanzibar Red Colobus Procolobus kirkii in a Mangrove Forest Refuge journal American ... red colobus journal African Journal of Ecology volume 19 pages 187 194 ref The birth rates themselves ... in which mainland colobi are not so affected. Communication The red colobus species have a smaller .... The Zanzibar red colobus is non territorial in nature and as so does not typically make loud, territorial threat calls. Zanzibar red colobus distress and warning calls are the bark , chist , or wheet .... ref name Jorgensen Because the Zanzibar red colobus is extremely social, it has a specific call ... Evolution The P. kirkii population on Zanzibar, represents a population of red colobus that is believed ... groups within the red colobus have been genetically isolated from another since the Pliocene . ref name Cardini cite journal author Cardini A, Elton S year 2009 title The radiation of red colobus monkeys ...   more details



  1. Western Red Back Salamander

    Plethodon vehiculum or Western Red Back salamander is a salamander living only in Oregon , Washington U.S. state Washington , and British Columbia . Western red backed salamanders are lungless salamander, meaning that they are fully terrestrial and live their entire lives out of water. Most of the salamanders have either red or yellow dorsal stripe. White spots regularly speckle the sides and head of western red back salamanders. Category Salamanders salamander stub ...   more details



  1. Red Hill, Western Australia

    Unreferenced date November 2006 Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Red Hill city Perth, Western Australia Perth state wa image caption lga City of Swan postcode 6056 est pop 211 2006 area 49.1 propval stategov Electoral district of Swan Hills Swan Hills fedgov Division of Pearce near nw Millendon, Western Australia Millendon near n Baskerville, Western Australia Baskerville near ne Gidgegannup, Western Australia Gidgegannup near w Herne Hill, Western Australia Herne Hill near e Hovea, Western Australia Hovea near sw Middle Swan, Western Australia Middle Swan near s Jane Brook, Western Australia Jane Brook near se Hovea, Western Australia Hovea dist1 26 dir1 NE location1 Perth, Western Australia Perth Coord 31.849 116.068 type city 216 region AU WA scale 30000 format dms display title Red Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia Perth , Western Australia . It has Toodyay Road pass through it on the way up the Darling Scarp . It is in the City of Swan Local Government Areas of Western Australia local government area . Its most notable feature is a regional landfill, Red Hill Waste Management Facility managed by the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council . City of Swan suburbs Category Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Category Darling Range Perth geo stub ...   more details



  1. Western Red-Backed Vole

    Refimprove date February 2010 Taxobox name Western Red backed Vole status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe Hammerson, G. year 2008 id 42616 0 title Myodes californicus downloaded 30 June 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern. ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae genus Myodes species M. californicus binomial Myodes californicus binomial authority Clinton Hart Merriam Merriam , 1890 synonyms The Western Red Backed Vole Myodes californicus is a species of vole in the Cricetidae family. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States ref name iucn and lives mainly in coniferous forest. They have chestnut brown, or brown mixed with considerable black hair gradually lightening on sides and grading into buffy gray belly, with an indistint reddish stripe on the back and a bicolered tail about half as long as the head and body. Average length is between 2.5 5.65 inches 65 137mm , with height between 0.75 0.87 inches 18 21mm . The species is closely related to the Southern Red backed Vole, which lives to the north and east of the range of this species, and is redder, with a more sharply bicolored tail. The species breeds between February and November on the slopes of the Cascade Range in north Oregon, as well as all year to the west of the Cascade Range, with 2 7 young per litter and a gestation period of around 18 days. References Reflist Arvicolinae MyodesSpecies Category Voles and lemmings es Myodes californicus pt Myodes californicus ...   more details



  1. King Colobus

    Taxobox name King Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100613 ref image Colobus polykomos.jpg status VU status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 5144 title Colobus polykomos downloaded 4 January 2009 ref trend unknown regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. polykomos binomial Colobus polykomos binomial authority Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann Zimmermann , 1780 range map King Colobus area.png range map caption King Colobus range The King Colobus Colobus polykomos , also known as the Western Black and white Colobus , is a species of Old World monkey , found in lowland and mountain rain forest s in a region stretching between Gambia and C te d Ivoire within Africa . It eats mainly leaves, but also fruits and flowers. Though it is arboreal , it eats primarily on the ground. It lives in small groups consisting of 3 to 4 females and 1 to 3 males, plus their young. These groups maintain distance from one another through territorial calling. The King Colobus can be distinguished from other members of the Colobus genus by the placement of its white markings. The King Colobus has white only on its whiskers, chest, and tail, and its tail is not tufted. External links http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site accounts information Colobus polykomos.html References Wikispecies Colobus polykomos King Colobus reflist C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1780 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz Korn gafrika de Wei bart Stummelaffe es Colobus polykomos fr Colobus polykomos ko it Colobus polykomos pl Gereza bia obroda sr ...   more details



  1. Olive Colobus

    Taxobox name Olive Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169, 172 173 id 12100680 ref status NT status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 18245 title Procolobus verus downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. verus binomial Procolobus verus binomial authority Pierre Joseph van Beneden van Beneden , 1838 synonyms range map Olive Colobus area.png range map caption Olive Colobus range The Olive Colobus or Van Beneden s Colobus Procolobus verus is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast , Ghana , Guinea , Liberia , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Togo , and possibly Benin . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s and subtropical or tropical swamp s. It is threatened by habitat loss . ref name iucn The Olive Colobus is one of the species in the genus Procolobus , although some authors place all other species of this genus the red colobi into Piliocolobus . ref name msw3 References reflist External links ARKive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Procolobus verus images and movies of the Olive colobus Procolobus verus C.Colobinae nav Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1838 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz Van Beneden de Gr ner Stummelaffe es Procolobus verus fr Procolobus verus ko it Procolobus verus pl Gereza oliwkowa pt Procolobus verus sv Gr n guereza ta zh ...   more details



  1. Pennant's Colobus

    arkive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Piliocolobus pennantii Pennant s red colobus . ARKive. Accessed 2008 07 20 ref Three subspecies of this red colobus are recognized ref name msw3 Bioko Red Colobus , Procolobus pennantii pennantii Niger Delta Red Colobus , Procolobus pennantii epieni Bouvier s Red Colobus , Procolobus pennantii bouvieri However, Colin Groves Groves 2007 raised P. p. epieni ...Taxobox name Pennant s Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 d 12100633 ref status CR status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T. & Ting, N. year 2008 id 39996 title Procolobus pennantii downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus species P. pennantii binomial Procolobus pennantii binomial authority George Robert Waterhouse Waterhouse , 1838 synonyms range map Pennant s Colobus area.png range map caption Pennant s Colobus range Pennant s Colobus Procolobus pennantii is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. Its distribution is peculiarly Disjunct distribution disjunct and has been considered a biogeographical puzzle, with one population on the island of Bioko Equatorial Guinea , a second in the Niger River Delta in southern Nigeria , and a third in east central Republic of Congo . ref name msw3 ref name kingdon cite book author Kingdon, J. year 1997 title The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals publisher Academic Press Limited, London isbn 0 12 408355 2 ref It is found in rainforests and marshy forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for bushmeat , and one subspecies, bouvieri , is rated as Critically Endangered , ref IUCN2007 assessors Butynski, T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group year 2000 id 18250 title Procolobus pennantii ssp. bouvieri downloaded 2008 07 20 ref with some fearing that it already ... grovco Colobus 20JASs 2007.pdf ref Ting agreed that preliminary genetic evidence supported elevating ...   more details



  1. Angola Colobus

    Taxobox name Angola Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100598 ref status LC status system ..., J. F., Butynski, T. M., De Jong, Y. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 5142 title Colobus angolensis downloaded 4 January 2009 ref image Colobus angolensis.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. angolensis binomial Colobus angolensis binomial authority Philip Sclater P. Sclater , 1860 range map Angola Colobus area.png range map caption Angola Colobus range The Angola Colobus , Angolan Black and white Colobus or Angolan Colobus Colobus angolensis is an arboreal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus ... ref name msw3 Angola Colobus , Colobus angolensis Sclater s Angola Colobus , Colobus angolensis angolensis Powell Cotton s Angola Colobus , Colobus angolensis cottoni Adolf Friedrichs s Angola Colobus , or 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 or Tanzanian Black and white Colobus, Colobus angolensis palliatus Physical characteristics Like all black and white colobus black and white colobi , the Angola Colobus has black fur and a black ... and habitat The Angola Colobus occurs in dense rainforest s, both in the lowlands and coastal .... Although the species is named after Angola , it is quite rare in that country. Of all Colobus species, the Angola Colobus occurs in the southernmost latitude s. The geographical range lies south ... of the Angola Colobus consists of about two thirds of leafs and one third of fruit and seeds. The East ... reflist External links wikispecies Colobus angolensis commonscat Colobus angolensis http www.colobustrust.org colobus monkey.html Angolan Colobus C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1860 br Kolobouz Angola de Angola Stummelaffe es Colobus ...   more details



  1. Black Colobus

    Taxobox name Black Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100614 ref status VU status system iucn3.1 trend ? status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Kingdon, J., Groves, C. P. & Brugiere, D. year 2008 id 5145 title Colobus satanas downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. satanas binomial Colobus satanas binomial authority George Robert Waterhouse Waterhouse , 1838 range map Black Colobus area.png range map caption Black Colobus range The Black Colobus Colobus satanas or Satanic Black Colobus is an Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus. This monkey is considered by some to be the most primitive of the colobus monkeys. The Black Colobus has dark skin under a long black coat of fur and a long black tail. Males of this species can weigh up to 24.25  lb 11  kg . References reflist External links ARKive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Colobus satanas images and movies of the Black colobus Colobus satanas C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1838 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz du de Schwarzer Stummelaffe es Colobus satanas fr Colobus satanas ko it Colobus satanas pl Gereza czarna sr sv Dj vulsapa ...   more details



  1. Ursine Colobus

    Taxobox name Ursine Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100617 ref status VU status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 5146 title Colobus vellerosus downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. vellerosus binomial Colobus vellerosus binomial authority Isidore Geoffroy Saint Hilaire I. Geoffroy , 1834 synonyms range map Colobus vellerosus distribution.svg range map width 200px range map caption Geographic range The Ursine Colobus Colobus vellerosus , White thighed Colobus , Geoffroy s Black and white Colobus , White thighed Black and white Colobus ref name iucn is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Benin , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Nigeria , and Togo , as well as very ... 5146 0 rangemap Range map Colobus vellerosus 10 January 2008, International Union for Conservation ... by habitat loss . ref name iucn Nomenclature Geoffroy s Black and white Colobus was formerly thought to be a variety of Colobus polykomos with which it interbred ref Groves, Colin P. Angst, R. and Westwood, C. 1993 The Status of Colobus polykomos dollmani International Journal of Primatology .... ref Oates, J. F. and Trocco, T. F. 1983 Taxonomy and phylogeny of black and white colobus monkeys ... e.g. Rahm, 1970 , Oates and Trocco, 1983 concluded that the bIack and white colobus monkeys are best regarded as belonging to five species Colobus polykomos Zimmerman, 1780 C. vellerosus Geoffroy ..., John F. Bocian, C. M. and Terranova, C. J. 2000 The loud calls of black and white colobus monkeys ... http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Colobus vellerosus images and movies of Geoffroy s black and white colobus Colobus vellerosus C.Colobinae nav Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described ... es Colobus vellerosus fr Colobus vellerosus ko it Colobus vellerosus sr Colobus vellerosus ...   more details



  1. Big Red (Western Kentucky University)

    Big Red s homepage at Western Kentucky University ref Big Red has been selected seven times to compete ... Western Kentucky University Category 1979 introductions it Big Red ...Use mdy dates date September 2010 Infobox College Mascot name Big Red image WKU Big Red.png image size 216 caption Big Red at a basketball game university Western Kentucky University conference Sun Belt Conference conference short Sun Belt description Red cartoon like character name origin first seen 1979 related mascots official website http wkusports.com hall of fame 2007 Big Red is the name given to Western Kentucky University s mascot, a red, furry blob created by WKU student Ralph Carey in 1979. Big Red is meant to symbolize the spirit of WKU students and alumni as well as the sports teams nickname, the Hilltoppers, a name chosen because the school s campus sits atop a hill standing 232 feet 71 m above the Barren River flowing through WKU s home city of Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green . ref http www.wkusports.com sports2.cgi?sports traditions nicknames Hilltoppers nickname origin ref Recognition Big Red was an immediate hit, winning the Key to the Spirit award at the Universal ... Page ref Big Red is to appear in an ESPN commercial set to air from late Dec. 2008 to early Jan. 2009. Controversy Big Red found himself in the center of an international controversy in 2004 when the university ... la Notizia and Paperissima Sprint , was an exact replica of Big Red. Gabibbo debuted in 1990, eleven years after Big Red, and Gabibbo s creator, Antonio Ricci, told Italian magazine Novella 2000 in 1991 that Big Red became Gabibbo. In a later interview with The New York Times Ricci recanted ... Heights Herald reported, An Italian judge ruled against Western and in favor of an Italian television company in a 250 million lawsuit for copyright and trademark infringement. Western, Crossland ... Red to create Gabibbo, the star of a satirical news show the company airs in Italy. References references ...   more details



  1. Western Kentucky Big Red Marching Band

    Infobox college marching band band name Big Red Marching Band logo school Western Kentucky University location Bowling Green, Kentucky , United States USA conference Sun Belt Conference founded 1925 director Dr. Jeff Bright Dr. Gary Schallert, Director of Bands members 170 uniform Red coat with black and white trim and WKU diagonally across the left breast, black pants, black gloves, black shoes, red shako with a silver emblem and black brim, white plume. The Big Red Marching Band also known as The Pride of the Hilltoppers is the name of the marching band organized by Western Kentucky University . The band was formed in 1925 at what was then Western Kentucky Teachers College. Around 1939 the band became a regular feature at every home game of the WKTC football team and raised its participation above 100 members for the first time. The music department began to expand and establish a chamber wind and symphonic concert band program over the next few decades and by 1993 the band had achieved a total of 170 members. ref http www.wku.edu brmb history.htm ref Today, the band program at WKU boasts several athletic and concert bands and entertains audiences in sports venues and concert halls on the WKU campus, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation. Image WKUBRMB.jpg thumb left 290px Western Kentucky University Big Red Marching Band. The Big Red Marching Band BRMB performs at all home football games, some away games, local campus and community functions and is a regular exhibition band for high school marching band competitions throughout the region. The BRMB is the most visible ensemble in the WKU Department of Music. The B.R.M.B. has performed on the national level by entertaining at several National Football League games, most notably for the Indianapolis Colts and the Tennessee Titans . ref http www.wku.edu Dept Academic AHSS Music ensembleGroupDetails.php?itm 32 The Department of Music at Western Kentucky University Bot generated title ref References Reflist Sun Belt ...   more details



  1. Red River Valley and Western Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Red River Valley and Western Railroad logo filename Rrv&w.png logo size 243 marks RRVW locale North Dakota with a branch into Minnesota start year 1987 hq city Wahpeton, North Dakota system map RRVW Map.png map caption Route map of the RRVW. Solid lines are trackage owned by the railroad dotted lines are those with trackage rights. map size 250 The Red River Valley and Western Railroad Reporting mark RRVW is a regional railroad operating in the United States US states of North Dakota and Minnesota , which began operations in 1987. Its convert 648 mi km of track originally acquired from the Burlington Northern Railroad included Wahpeton, North Dakota to Oakes, North Dakota Breckenridge, Minnesota to Brushvale, Minnesota Wahpeton, North Dakota to Casselton, North Dakota Chaffee Junction, North Dakota to Chaffee, North Dakota Casselton, North Dakota to Marion, North Dakota Oakes, North Dakota to Jamestown, North Dakota Horace, North Dakota to Independence, North Dakota La Moure, North Dakota to Edgeley, North Dakota Jamestown, North Dakota to Minnewaukan, North ... 7, 2001. Currently, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad owns and operates convert 490 mi km of trackage ..., Minnesota to Geneseo Junction, North Dakota The Red River Valley and Western Railroad is affiliated with the Twin Cities and Western Railroad and the Minnesota Prairie Line . Andrew Thompson is the chief ... of the Year . Retrieved March 10, 2005. Red River Valley and Western Railroad 2005 , http www.rrvw.net PROFILE.HTM Company Profile . Retrieved March 10, 2005. External links http www.rrvw.net Red River Valley and Western official website start box succession box before title Regional Railroad of the Year ... Red River Valley Western Railroad Category Minnesota railroads Category North Dakota railroads ... Dakota Oberon, North Dakota to Esmond, North Dakota Shortly after operations began, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad acquired a convert 19 mi km sing on rail line between Oakes, North Dakota ...   more details



  1. File:Western red bull can.PNG

    Summary An image displaying the front and back of a can of Red Bull, from the United Kingdom . Licensing PD self date December 2007 ...   more details



  1. Black-and-white colobus

    Taxobox name Black and white Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 167 168 ref image Colubusmonkey.JPG image width 200px image caption Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae subfamilia Colobinae genus Colobus genus authority Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger Illiger , 1811 type species King Colobus Simia polycomos ... August Wilhelm von Zimmermann Zimmermann , 1780 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Black Colobus Colobus satanas br Angola Colobus Colobus angolensis br King Colobus Colobus polykomos br Ursine Colobus Colobus vellerosus br Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza Black and white colobus are Old World monkey s of the genus Colobus , native to Africa , and are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus . ref name msw3 The word colobus comes from Greek language Greek kolob s maimed, and is so named because its thumb is a stump. Baby colobus are born completely white. Colobus are herbivorous, eating leaves, fruit, flowers, and twigs. The habitat of a colobus includes ... enabled these leaf eaters to occupy niches that are inaccessible to other primates. Colobus live in territorial ... other than the infant s biological mother care for it. Colobus are important for seed dispersal through ... for many forest predators. Colobus struggle from the bushmeat trade, logging, and habitat destruction. There are five species of this monkey, with at least eight subspecies ref name msw3 Genus Colobus 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 , or Ruwenzori Black and white Colobus, Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii Cordier s Angola Colobus , Colobus angolensis cordieri Prigogine s Angola Colobus , Colobus angolensis prigoginei ...   more details




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