Western red colobus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the western red colobus lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Piliocolobus badius
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the western red colobus live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the western red colobus?

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

About the western red colobus

The western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), also known as the bay red colobus, rust red colobus or Upper Guinea red colobus, is a species of Old World monkey in West African forests from Senegal to Ghana. All other species of red colobuses have formerly been considered subspecies of P. badius.

The monkey is a frequent prey of the common chimpanzee. In 1994, western red colobus monkeys infected many chimpanzees with Ebola virus after being hunted and consumed by the chimps.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western red colobus (revision 1377200769), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1075133 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).