Mantled guereza: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mantled guereza lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Colobus guereza
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the mantled guereza live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mantled guereza in 4 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the mantled guereza endangered?

The mantled guereza’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mantled guereza?

The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Colobus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mantled guereza

The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), also known simply as the guereza, historically the eastern black-and-white colobus, and Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Chad. The species consists of several subspecies that differ in appearance. It has a distinctive appearance, which is alluded to in its name; the long white fringes of hair that run along each side of its black trunk are known as a mantle. Its face is framed with white hair and it has a large white tail tuft.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mantled guereza (revision 1380581254), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q628239 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).