Animal Profile IUCN: LC

Piliocolobus tephrosceles

Piliocolobus tephrosceles，Uganda Red Colobus,Red colobus monkey Ugandan subspecies

The scientific name of the Ugandan red colobus is Piliocolobus tephrosceles, and its foreign name is Uganda Red Colobus. It feeds on leaves, fruits, and flowers. Its specific habits are unknown.Listed in the "World Conservation Union" (IUCN) ver.: 2008 Red List of Primates - Endangered (EN

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Scientific Name Piliocolobus tephrosceles，Uganda Red Colobus,Red colobus monkey Ugandan subspecies

Length 47-63cm

Weight 5-10kg

Lifespan No verification information

IUCN Status LC

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The scientific name of the Ugandan red colobus is Piliocolobus tephrosceles, and its foreign name is Uganda Red Colobus. It feeds on leaves, fruits, and flowers. Its specific habits are unknown.

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Listed in the "World Conservation Union" (IUCN) ver.: 2008 Red List of Primates - Endangered (EN).

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Profile Details

Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

Traits & Behavior

Appearance

The head and body are 47-63 cm long, the tail is 52-75 cm long, and the weight is 5-10 kg. The hair on the top of the head, back, outer side of the upper arm, forehead, outer thigh, tail and other parts is gray to dark black; the pubic area is white; the hair on other parts is light orange to orange-red. In order to digest crude fiber, its stomach is divided into four chambers like herbivores, and it has the function of rumination.