Eastern black-and-white colobus
subspecies of mammal
The eastern black-and-white colobus monkey, or mantled gueraza (Colobus guereza) is a species of monkey.[3] It can be as big as over 2 ft (0.61 m) long (excluding tail) and up to 30 lb (14 kg). In the wild, they live about 20 years.
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| With baby at Münster Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Colobus |
| Species: | C. guereza
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| Binomial name | |
| Colobus guereza Rüppell, 1835
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| Mantled guereza range | |
Colobus monkeys are vegetarian. They have a three-chambered stomach to help digest leaves.
References
change- ↑ Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Kingdon, J.; Struhsaker, T.; Oates, J. F.; Hart, J.; Groves, C. P. (2008). "Colobus guereza". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ Groves, Colin; Wilson D.E. and Reeder D.M. (eds) 2005. Mammal species of the world. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 151-152. ISBN 0-801-88221-4
