Ugandan red colobus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Ugandan red colobus lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Piliocolobus tephrosceles
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the Ugandan red colobus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Ugandan red colobus in 2 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 Ugandan red colobus endangered?

The Ugandan red colobus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Ugandan red colobus?

The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Piliocolobus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ugandan red colobus

The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey, recognised as a distinct species since 2001. There is disagreement however over taxonomy with many considering the Ugandan red colobus to be a subspecies (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles). The Ugandan red colobus is an Old World monkey which is found in five locations across Uganda and Tanzania.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ugandan red colobus (revision 1361575440), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1367324 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).