Ulindi River red colobus

Ulindi River red colobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Piliocolobus
Species:
P. lulindicus
Binomial name
Piliocolobus lulindicus
Matschie, 1914
Ulindi River red colobus range shown in pink

The Ulindi River red colobus (Piliocolobus lulindicus) is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is named after the Ulindi River.[2]

It was formerly considered conspecific with Foa's red colobus (P. foai), but it has been tentatively recognized as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and the American Society of Mammalogists.[2][3][4]

It is found in lowland forests east of the Lualaba River, with the Albertine Rift serving as an eastern barrier to the species range. It is found as far south as the Lukuga River and north to the Lowa River. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, with it being frequently hunted for bushmeat due to its large size, and large tracts of its habitat being deforested for farmland.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hart, J.A.; Maisels, F.; Ting, N. (2020). "Piliocolobus lulindicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18262A96192471. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. ^ a b Oregon), Nelson Ting (University of; John A. Hart (Tshuapa-Lomami-Luaiaba Project, Kinshasa; Society), Fiona Maisels (Wildlife Conservation (2020-01-22). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Piliocolobus lulindicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  4. ^ "ITIS - Report: Piliocolobus lulindicus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-17.