Global conservation status: vulnerable (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

Classification
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  • Scientific names
    • Colobus polykomos
  • English
    • King Colobus
    • Ursine Black-and-white Colobus
    • Western Black-and-white Colobus
    • Western Pied Colobus
  • French
    • Colobe
    • Colobe
    • Colobe Blanc Et Noir D'Afrique Occidentale
    • Colobe Magistrat
  • Spanish
    • Colobo Blanco Y Negro De Africa Occidental

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What

King Colobus Colobus polykomos

Observer

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Date

Apr 30, 2012 01:45 PM PDT
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Description from Wikipedia

The King Colobus (Colobus polykomos), also known as the Western Black-and-white Colobus, is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rain forests in a region stretching between Gambia and Côte d'Ivoire within Africa. It eats mainly leaves, but also fruits and flowers. Though it is arboreal, it eats primarily on the ground. It lives in small groups consisting of 3 to 4 females and 1 to 3 males, plus their young. These...