Oustalet's red colobus Piliocolobus oustaleti Vulnerable
Where the Oustalet's red colobus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 50 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map
| Scientific name | Piliocolobus oustaleti |
|---|---|
| Group | Monkeys |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
Where does the Oustalet's red colobus live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Oustalet's red colobus in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Uganda, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 Oustalet's red colobus endangered?
The Oustalet's red colobus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Oustalet's red colobus?
The Oustalet's red colobus (Piliocolobus oustaleti) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Piliocolobus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Oustalet's red colobus
Oustalet's red colobus (Piliocolobus oustaleti) is a species of red colobus monkey. It lives in various types of forest in southern South Sudan, southern Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Republic of the Congo. It eats leaves, fruit, flowers, buds and possibly seeds. Males have a head and body length of between 45.9 and 68 cm (18.1 and 26.8 in) with a tail length of between 55.5 and 73 cm (21.9 and 28.7 in). Females have a head and body length of between 52 and 64 cm (20 and 25 in) with a tail length of between 68 and 73 cm (27 and 29 in). Males weigh about 12.5 kg (28 lb) and females weigh about 8.2 kg (18 lb).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oustalet's red colobus (revision 1364050892), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q22675194 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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