Red colobus  (Piliocolobus badius)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (11/11/2005) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Diurnal: Active during the day.
Polyandrous: In animals, a pattern of mating in which a female has more than one male partner.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  2. Animal Diversity Web (April, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Procolobus_badius.html
  3. IUCN Red List (September, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  4. CITES (April, 2005)
    http://wwww.cites.org
  5. The Primata (April, 2005)
    http://www.theprimata.com/procolobus_badius.html
  6. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  7. McGraw, W.S. (2005) Update on the Search for Miss Waldron's Red Colobus Monkey. International Journal of Primatology, 26 (3): 605 - 619.
  8. Recently Extinct Animals (April, 2005)
    http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/misswaldronredcolobus.htm