The king colobus, Colobus polykomos, also called the western black-and-white colobus, is an Old World monkey of the lowland and mountain rainforests of West Africa, from Senegal through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast. It is one of five members of the black-and-white colobus genus Colobus and the westernmost of them. Males reach a head and body length of about 67 centimetres with a tail of 63 to 90 centimetres and weigh around 9.9 kilograms, and females are slightly smaller. The body is black with long limbs and fingers, and the king colobus is told apart from its relatives by its white whiskers, chest and tail, with no tuft on the tail. It eats mainly leaves, along with fruit and flowers, and it lives in small groups of a few females and one to three males that keep apart by calling. Hunting, including for fur in the nineteenth century, together with loss of forest, has reduced its numbers, and it is rated Endangered.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
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in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
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in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
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in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
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in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
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1. Animal Diversity Web: Colobus polykomos (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity WebFood Habits
diet consists mostly of leaves, but fruits and flowers can be more/less important
Geographic Range
are typically found in tropical rain forests (lowland and montane types) of Africa,
Conservation Status
is considered to be highly endangered because of habitat destruction and hunting.
Conservation Status, habitat
Habitat destruction occurs through subsistance farming, commercial agricultural development
Conservation Status, relationship to people
is also extremely vulnerable to hunting by humans, both for their meat and fur.
Geographic Range, living or extinct
is limited to a range from Gambia to the Ivory Coast.
Conservation Status, CITES
Appendix II
Behavior, Key Behaviors
diurnal
Lifespan/Longevity
The maximum longevity reported for this species is 23.5 years in captivity.
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Lead, Senegal
in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
Lead, Guinea
in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
Lead, Sierra Leone
in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
Lead, Liberia
in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
Status and conservation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being endangered.
Status and conservation, population trend
numbers have declined over the last few decades
Child Taxon Of: Colobus, Lead
One of five members of the genus Colobus
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rainforests
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, habitat
found in lowland and mountain rainforests
Child Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Lead
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 rainforests in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau,
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AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Life history traits (averages): Adult weightQuote, Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
9,525 g
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