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Ursine colobus

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The ursine colobus (Colobus vellerosus), also called the white-thighed colobus or Geoffroy's black-and-white colobus, is a West African monkey of the family Cercopithecidae. Its fur is mostly black with no white mantle, its naked black face is ringed by a thick halo of white fur, and white patches of varying size mark the thighs. The tail is white and longer than the body. Males weigh roughly 10 kilograms and females about 8.5 kilograms. Babies are born all white and darken from about three months of age. The species is diurnal and highly arboreal, living in groups of related females and young with one territorial male, and it advertises its territory with a low roaring call. It eats mainly new leaves and seeds, with some fruit, insects and termite clay. It occurs in lowland rainforest and gallery forest in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo and in the far south of Burkina Faso. Hunting and forest loss threaten it, though some communities hold it sacred, and it is listed under Appendix II of CITES. It was once treated as a subspecies of Colobus polykomos.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Body Size Band
Medium 2
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)
Colobus, Taxa
Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
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Found In

Benin

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Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Benin
Quote, Distribution, Benin
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso

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Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Distribution, Burkina Faso
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Ivory Coast
Quote, Distribution, Ivory Coast
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Ghana

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Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Ghana
Quote, Distribution, Ghana
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Nigeria

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Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Nigeria
Quote, Distribution, Nigeria
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Togo

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Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Togo
Quote, Distribution, Togo
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Sources
1. Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)
  • Biology
    Ursine colobus are diurnal and highly arboreal
  • Biology, diet
    Ursine colobus are mainly vegetarian and have a diet which is made up of new leaves and seeds
  • Conservation
    under Appendix II of CITES
  • Conservation, hunting
    The ursine colobus is threatened by both hunting and deforestation.
  • Conservation, wildlife hunting
    there is uncontrolled hunting of wildlife in many places
  • Biology, arboreal
    highly arboreal, coming down from trees only occasionally when feeding
  • Distribution, Benin
    It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
  • Distribution, Ivory Coast
    It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
  • Distribution, Ghana
    It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
  • Distribution, Nigeria
    It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
  • Distribution, Togo
    It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
  • Distribution, Burkina Faso
    It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
  • In Group: Primate Species, Lead
    is a West African species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae
  • Child Taxon Of: Colobus, Lead, genus
    The ursine colobus (Colobus vellerosus)
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
    Ursine colobuses are found in lowland rainforest and in gallery forests
  • Child Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Lead
    The ursine colobus (Colobus vellerosus), also known as the white-thighed colobus, Geoffroy's black-and-white colobus, or the white-thighed black-and-white colobus, is a West African species of primate in the family
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2. Animal Diversity Web: Ursine colobus
Animal Diversity Web
  • Physical Description, range mass
    8.3 to 10.3 kg
  • Conservation Status, IUCN Red List
    Vulnerable
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