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  1. Western red colobus

    Taxobox name Western red colobus ref name MSW MSW3 Groves pages 169 id 12100621 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T., McGraw, S., Galat Luong, A., Galat, G. & Ting, T. year 2008 id 18240 title Procolobus badius downloaded 4 January 2009 ref image Piliocolobus badius 0004.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. badius binomial Procolobus badius binomial authority Robert Kerr writer Kerr , 1792 range map Western Red Colobus area.png range map caption Western Red Colobus range br green extant, orange possibly extinct The western red colobus Procolobus badius is a species of Old World monkey found in West Africa n forests from Senegal to Ghana . ref name MSW All other species of red colobus es have formerly been considered subspecies of P. badius . It is often hunted by the common chimpanzee . In 1994, western red colobus monkeys infected many chimpanzees with Ebola virus when they were hunted eaten by the same chimpanzees. ref http virus.stanford.edu filo eboci.html Ebola Cote d Ivoire Outbreaks Bot generated title ref Subspecies This red colobus has three subspecies, including the Nominate subspecies nominate ref name MSW Bay red colobus , Procolobus badius badius Temminck s red colobus , Procolobus badius temminckii Miss Waldron s red colobus , Procolobus badius waldronae P. b. waldronae is critically endangered , possibly even extinct. The other two subspecies are Endangered species endangered . ref name iucn References Reflist External links ARKive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Piliocolobus badius images and movies of the Red colobus Procolobus badius C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Ebola Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1792 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz ruz Korn gafrika ca C lob vermell occidental cs Guer za erven de Westafrikanischer ...   more details



  1. Red colobus

    Rochebrune Rochebrune , 1877 type species Western Red Colobus Simia Cercopithecus badius type species authority Robert Kerr writer Kerr , 1792 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Western red colobus Procolobus badius Pennant s colobus Procolobus pennantii Niger Delta red colobus Procolobus epieni Preuss s red colobus Procolobus preussi Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Central African red colobus Procolobus foai Ugandan red colobus Procolobus tephrosceles Udzungwa red colobus Procolobus gordonorum Zanzibar red colobus Procolobus kirkii Tana River red colobus Procolobus rufomitratus ... Rain Forest, The Free Press, 1988, pg. 238. ref The western red colobus is frequently hunted by the common ...Taxobox name Red colobus ref name msw3 image Red Colobus monkey.jpeg image caption Zanzibar red colobus ... forests, but the Zanzibar red colobus prefers coastal thickets and scrub. Red colobuses are primarily ... of the World , ref name msw3 all species except the Central African red colobus are assessed by the IUCN ... and conservation of the tana river red colobus procolobus rufomitratus . Biological Conservation, 118 1 , 67 77. ref Diet The diet of the red colobus monkeys consists mainly of young leaves, flowers, and unripe fruit. ref name Molecular 2002 Foraging challenges of red colobus monkeys influence of nutrients ... be a major Natural selection selection factor upon some red colobus populations. ref Stanford, C. B. 1995 . The influence of chimpanzee predation on group size and anti predator behaviour in red colobus ..., evidence suggests that chimpanzees prey on red colobus to reinforce social status as well as to attract sexual partners. ref Chimpanzee and Red Colobus The Ecology of Predator and Prey By Craig B. Stanford ..., Issue 1, 1 May 2002, Pages 171 172 David P. Barash ref When under attack, the red colobus males congregate ... of red colobus have an increased likelihood of attracting chimpanzees, however they also tend to have ... river red colobus Procolobus rufomitratus . Biological Conservation, 118 1 , 67 77. ref Furthermore ...   more details



  1. Preuss's red colobus

    Taxobox name Preuss s red colobus ref name MSW3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100637 ref status CR status system iucn3.1 image Preuss s red colobus.jpg status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T., Morgan, B., Linder, J. & Ting, N. year 2008 id 41026 title Procolobus preussi downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. preussi binomial Procolobus preussi binomial authority Paul Matschie Matschie , 1900 range map Preuss s Red Colobus area.png range map caption Preuss s Red Colobus range Preuss s red colobus Procolobus preussi is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross Sanaga Rivers ecoregion. An important population occurs in Korup National Park , Southwest Province , Cameroon , but the species distribution is localized groups are frequently encountered near the main tourist camps . The species is considered present in adjacent Cross River National Park Oban Division in Nigeria ref name iucn and hunter reports suggest that few groups remain in Nkwende Hills and Nta Ali Forest Reserve in the broader Korup region. ref Astaras, C. 2009 . Ecology and Status of the Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus in Korup National Park Implications ... . ref name iucn Conservation status The Preuss s red colobus is critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List due to hunting pressure and destruction of its habitat. Large portion of the remaining ..., and the proposed national park at Ebo, Cameroon Ebo . ref name iucn Ecology Like other colobus monkeys, it is primarily a Folivore leaf eater . Description Preuss s red colobus has a black head, a black back ticked with orange, and bright red tail, limbs and cheeks. ref name rowe Taxonomy Preuss s red colobus has, in the past, been considered a subspecies of Pennant s colobus P. pennantii and western red colobus P. badius . ref name rowe cite book title The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates ...   more details



  1. Ugandan red colobus

    the Ugandan red colobus had previously been considered a subspecies of western red colobus P. badius , and later a subspecies of Central African red colobus P. foai . ref cite book author Kingdon ...Taxobox name Ugandan red colobus ref name MSW3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100639 ref status EN status ... Daniel Giraud Elliot Elliot , 1907 The Ugandan red colobus Procolobus tephrosceles is an endangered species of Red colobus red colobus monkey , recognised as a distinct species since 2001. ref name MSW3 There is disagreement however over taxonomy with many considering the Ugandan red colobus to be a subspecies Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles . ref name iucn The Ugandan red colobus is an Old ... Assessment of the Red Colobus Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles on the Ufipa Plateau, Southwest ... of Tana River red colobus P. rufomitratus . ref name iucn Description The Ugandan red colobus has a rust ... variation amongst the coat colours of the Ugandan red colobus with back colour ranging ... and leaping through the canopy. The Ugandan red colobus has dark grey to black hands and feet ... author Struhsaker, T. year 2010 title The Red Colobus Monkeys Variation in demography, behaviour ... 3 ref File Grooming Ugandan red colobus.JPG left thumb alt A Ugandan red colobus grooming the back of another Ugandan red colobus Ugandan red colobus grooming in Kibale National Park, Uganda The Ugandan red colobus, like all colobus monkeys, has thumbs which are so reduced in size they are almost absent ... Struhsaker, T. year 1975 title The Red Colobus Monkey Wildlife behaviour and ecology series publisher ... red colobus is found only in Africa . It has a distribution spanning 1000km of East Africa but populations ... 17,000 individuals. ref cite journal author Struhsaker, T. title Conservation of Red Colobus ... 005 4364 0 ref It is possible, though yet to be verified, that the Ugandan red colobus might also ... downloaded 2012 3 22 ref The habitat of the Ugandan red colobus varies by population. Kibale National ...   more details



  1. Thollon's red colobus

    Taxobox name Thollon s red colobus ref name MSW3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100640 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Hart, J., Oates, J.F., Struhsaker, T. & Thompson, J. year 2008 id 18257 title Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. tholloni downloaded 2008 11 27 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. tholloni binomial Procolobus tholloni binomial authority Henri Milne Edwards Milne Edwards , 1886 Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni , also known as the Tshuapa red colobus , ref name kingdon Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0 12 408355 2 ref is a species of red colobus monkey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lower Republic of the Congo . It is found south of Congo River and west of Lomami River . ref name MSW3 It had once been considered a subspecies of the western red colobus P. badius . It was recognised as a distinct species by Dandelot in 1974, and this was followed by Colin Groves Groves in 2001, while others have suggested it should be considered a subspecies of Procolobus rufomitratus P. rufomitratus . ref name iucn2 IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J.F., Struhsaker, T., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. year 2008 id 39993 title Procolobus rufomitratus downloaded 2008 11 27 ref References reflist External links Flickr http www.flickr.com photos filipverbelen 316644120 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Flickr http www.flickr.com photos 28707373 N08 3591710523 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Flickr http www.flickr.com photos 28707373 N08 3592516346 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni Flickr http www.flickr.com photos ashleyvosper 1129619031 image of the Thollon s red colobus Procolobus tholloni C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described ...   more details



  1. Niger Delta red colobus

    name groves The Niger Delta red colobus is found only in the western part of the Niger Delta . ref name ...Taxobox name Niger Delta red colobus status CR status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F. & Struhsaker, T. year 2008 id 41024 title Procolobus pennantii ssp. epieni downloaded 6 August 2010 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. epieni binomial Procolobus epieni binomial authority Grubb and Powell, 1999 synonyms The Niger Delta red colobus Procolobus epieni is a species of colobus monkey . From the time it first became known to science in 1993 until 2007 or 2008 it was considered a subspecies of the western red colobus , Procolobus badius and more recently Pennant s colobus , Procolobus pennantii , and its trinomial name was Procolobus badius ... recognized the Niger Delta red colobus as a full species in 2007, although Groves considered all the red colobus monkeys, including the Niger Delta red colobus to be in the genus Piliocolobus , rather ... 85 year 2007 url http arts.anu.edu.au grovco Colobus 20JASs 2007.pdf ref However, other authors consider Piliocolobus to be a subgenus of Procolobus . The Niger Delta red colobus is black on top from ... pococki , the red capped mangabey Cercocebus torquatus , the putty nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans , the mona monkey Cercopithecus mona , and maybe also the olive colobus Procolobus verus . ref name top When it was first discovered, the Niger Delta red colobus was locally common but under .... ref name top Red colobus monkeys generally appear to be particularly sensitive to hunting ... top The Niger Delta red colobus was still found in the Edumanom Forest Reserve in 2008. ref name usaid36 ... loss. ref name iucn In 2010, the Niger Delta red colobus was included in the list of The World ... legs, and most of the arms are white. The hands and feet are black. The tail is red brown on top and chestnut ...   more details



  1. Miss Waldron's red colobus

    Western Red Colobus P. badius subspecies P. b. waldronae trinomial Piliocolobus badius waldronae trinomial authority R.W. Hayman Hayman , 1936 Miss Waldron s red colobus Piliocolobus badius waldronae ref name msw3 is a subspecies of the western red colobus native to West Africa . It has not been officially ... food source of Miss Waldron s red colobus. The western red colobus frequently is hunted and eaten by larger carnivore s, including common chimpanzee s specifically western chimpanzee s, Pan troglodytes ...Taxobox name Miss Waldron s red colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 ref status PE status system ... . The World Conservation Union IUCN IUCN Red List Red List of Threatened Species lists Miss Waldron s red colobus as Critically Endangered . ref name iucn Miss Waldron s red colobus was discovered in December .... Description Black fur covers the majority of Miss Waldron s red colobus, but a distinctive pattern of bright red fur can be found on its forehead and thighs, allowing it to be distinguished from conspecific ... Waldron s Red Colobus Monkey journal International Journal of Primatology month June year 2005 ... Waldron s red colobus is known to exist. Ecology and status High canopy forests rainforest s in Ghana and the C te d Ivoire Ivory Coast serve as the exclusive habitat of Miss Waldron s red colobus. The monkey ... s red colobus is the first primate to be suspected extinct in the 21st century, but there is considerable ... of a West African Red Colobus Monkey journal The Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology ... title Evidence for a surviving population of Miss Waldron s red colobus journal Oryx journal Oryx ... which DNA tests proved to be from a red colobus. The hunter who gave McGraw the tail claimed he had ... skin believed to be from Miss Waldron s red colobus. That same year, McGraw received from an associate in Africa a photograph of what appeared to be an adult Miss Waldron s red colobus which had been ... authorities which compile Regional Red List Red List s felt that the required criterion that there is no reasonable ...   more details



  1. Udzungwa red colobus

    Taxobox name Uzungwa Red Colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 id 12100631 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Struhsaker, T., Butynski, T. M. & Ehardt, C. year 2008 id 40015 title Procolobus gordonorum downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. gordonorum binomial Procolobus gordonorum binomial authority Paul Matschie Matschie , 1900 synonyms range map Udzungwa Red Colobus area.png range map caption Udzungwa Red Colobus range The Uzungwa red colobus Procolobus gordonorum , also known as the Udzungwa red colobus ref name arkive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Piliocolobus gordonorum Udzungwa Red Colobus. ARKive. Accessed 2008 07 20 ref or Iringa red colobus , ref name kingdon Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0 12 408355 2 ref is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is Endemism endemic to riverine and montane forest in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania . ref name kingdon It is threatened by habitat loss . ref name iucn References reflist C.Colobinae nav Category Fauna of Tanzania Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1900 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz ruz Gordon ca C lob vermell de les muntanyes Udzungwa de Udzungwa Stummelaffe es Piliocolobus gordonorum eu Piliocolobus gordonorum fr Piliocolobus gordonorum ko it Piliocolobus gordonorum ...   more details



  1. Central African red colobus

    Taxobox name Central African red colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 id 12100625 ref status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Struhsaker, T. & Oates, J. F. year 2008 id 18255 title Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. oustaleti downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. foai binomial Procolobus foai binomial authority de Pousargues , 1899 synonyms The Central African red colobus Procolobus foai is an Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in humid forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo , the Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic , and Sudan . ref name msw3 Taxonomy The taxonomy is potentially confusing. Procolobus foai has, together with all other red colobus es, been considered a subspecies of Procolobus badius . ref cite book author Rowe, N. year 1996 title The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates publisher Pogonia Press, Charlestown, Rhode Island isbn 0 9648825 0 7 ref When considered a separate species, the scientific name Procolobus oustaleti Trouessart , 1906 has been used for the Central African Red Colobus, ref name Kingdon cite book author Kingdon, J. year 1997 title The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals publisher Academic Press Limited, London isbn 0 12 408355 2 ref but this is incorrect, as the taxon foai precedes oustaleti by 7 years. ref name msw3 Additionally, the taxon tephrosceles has been considered a subspecies of the Central African red colobus, ref name Kingdon but following Colin Groves Groves 2001 it is here recognized as a separate species, the Ugandan red colobus . Alternatively, it has been suggested that the Central African red colobus should be considered a subspecies of Procolobus rufomitratus P. rufomitratus . ref name iucn As here defined, the Central African red colobus has 5 subspecies, although these are variable and hard to separate ...   more details



  1. Tana River red colobus

    Taxobox name Tana River red colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 id 12100638 ref status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. rufomitratus binomial Procolobus rufomitratus binomial authority Wilhelm Peters Peters , 1879 The Tana River red colobus Procolobus rufomitratus , also called the eastern red colobus , is a highly endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is Endemism endemic to a narrow zone of gallery forest near the Tana River Kenya Tana River in southeastern Kenya . As all red colobus es, it was formerly considered a subspecies of a widespread Procolobus badius P. badius . ref Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press Limited, London. ISBN 0 12 408355 2 ref Conservation status The Tana River red colobus has been considered one of The World s 25 Most Endangered Primates . ref Butynski, T. M. 2005. http www.primate sg.org rufomitratus.htm Tana River Red Colobus, Procolobus rufomitratus Peters, 1879 . In Primates in Peril The World s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2004 2006, R. A. Mittermeier, C. Valladares P dua, A. B. Rylands, A. A. Eudey, T. M. Butynski, J. U. Ganzhorn, R. Kormos, J. M. Aguiar and S. Walker eds. , p.17. Report to IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group PSG , International Primatological Society IPS and Conservation International CI , Washington, DC. ref ref name 2008 2010Top25 cite journal editor1 last Mittermeier editor1 first R.A. editor2 last ... separate from the Ugandan red colobus Ugandan , Central African red colobus Central African and Thollon s red colobus in the 2008 IUCN Red List. With these as subspecies , P. rufomitratus is considered to be of least concern in the 2008 IUCN Red List, ref name iucn2 IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J.F. ... ssp. rufomitratus downloaded 2008 11 27 ref Diet Colobus monkeys eat mostly leaves from a limited ...   more details



  1. Zanzibar red colobus

    Taxobox name Zanzibar red colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169 170 id 12100632 ref status EN status ... 39992 title Procolobus kirkii downloaded 4 January 2009 ref image Red Colobus 7.jpg regnum Animal ia ... red colobus Procolobus kirkii is a species of red colobus monkey endemism endemic to Unguja ... s red colobus after John Kirk explorer Sir John Kirk 1832 1922 , the Resident title British Resident ... pink mark on its lips and nose. Also, the Zanzibar red colobus has a long tail used ... Characteristics of the Zanzibar red colobus Monkey Procolobus kirkii as it Apples to the Development ... called the Zanzibar red colobus kima punju which means poison monkey in Swahili language Swahili because ... 0 ref Habitat The Zanzibar red colobus is found in three forests of the Zanzibar archipelago. ref ... A 1020558702199 author Siex KS, Struhsaker TT year 1999 title Ecology of the Zanzibar red colobus ..., there are actually higher densities of the red colobus living here in more cohesive groups, compared ... Red Colobus monkey.jpeg thumb right Feeding Feeding is also a group activity. It begins to feed in the morning ... title Frequent Water Drinking by Zanzibar Red Colobus Procolobus kirkii in a Mangrove Forest Refuge ... red colobus journal African Journal of Ecology volume 19 pages 187 194 ref The birth rates ... habitats in which mainland colobi are not so affected. Communication The red colobus species ... species. The Zanzibar red colobus is non territorial in nature and as so does not typically make loud, territorial threat calls. Zanzibar red colobus distress and warning calls are the bark , chist ... shadows. ref name Jorgensen Because the Zanzibar red colobus is extremely social, it has a specific ... Jorgensen Evolution The P. kirkii population on Zanzibar, represents a population of red colobus ... groups within the red colobus have been genetically isolated from another since the Pliocene . ref name Cardini cite journal author Cardini A, Elton S year 2009 title The radiation of red colobus ...   more details



  1. King colobus

    Taxobox name King colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100613 ref image 2011 Colobus polykomos 3.jpg status VU status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 5144 title Colobus polykomos downloaded 4 January 2009 ref trend unknown regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. polykomos binomial Colobus polykomos binomial authority Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann Zimmermann , 1780 range map King Colobus area.png range map caption King Colobus range 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 forest s in a region stretching between Gambia and C te 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 groups maintain distance from one another through territorial calling. The king colobus can be distinguished from other members of the Colobus genus by the placement of its white markings. The king colobus has white only on its whiskers, chest, and tail, and its tail is not tufted. External links http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site accounts information Colobus polykomos.html References Wikispecies Colobus polykomos King Colobus reflist C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1780 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz Korn gafrika ca C lob de crinera occidental de Wei bart Stummelaffe es Colobus polykomos eu Colobus polykomos fr Colobus polykomos ko it Colobus polykomos pl Gereza bia obroda sr ...   more details



  1. Olive colobus

    Taxobox name Olive colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 169, 172 173 id 12100680 ref status NT status ... synonyms range map Olive Colobus area.png range map caption Olive Colobus range The olive colobus monkey Procolobus verus , also known as the Green colobus or Van Beneden s colobus , is a species of primate ... diet Oates, J.F. 1988 . The Diet of the Olive Colobus Monkey, Procolobus verus, in Sierra Leone. International ..., C.P. 2008. Procolobus verus . In IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 08 December 2011. ref The olive colobus is classified as near threatened by the IUCN Red List, the cause of its decline attributed to habitat loss and hunting. ref name redlist Though much of the land within the range of the olive colobus has been affected by human ... for males and 4.1 kilograms for females. ref name diet The olive colobus are greenish brown in color .... ref name anatomy Osman Hill, W.C. 1952 . The External and Visceral Anatomy of the Olive Colobus Monkey ... side of the olive colobus is lighter in color and the hairs found on the face are stiff and dark ..., while the hindfeet retain five digits. ref name anatomy The feet of the olive colobus are also ... Diet The natural habitat of the olive colobus includes second growth within tall forests, palm forests ... colobus is mainly folivorous , although it may consume fruits and seeds when available. ref name frugivory ... Colobine Monkeys. International Journal of Primatology , 20 3 , 327 357. ref The olive colobus diet ... a very high quality diet. ref name frugivory The fact that olive colobus monkeys utilize this type ... effects on microorganisms living within the stomach. ref name frugivory Behavior The olive colobus ... behavior difficult. What is known about interactions between olive colobus monkeys and other related species shows that their social structure is very complex. Olive colobus monkeys are found in small ..., A.H. & N e, R. 2004 . Mating System of an Exceptional Primate, the Olive Colobus Procolobus verus ...   more details



  1. Western Red Back Salamander

    Plethodon vehiculum or Western Red Back salamander is a salamander living only in Oregon , Washington U.S. state Washington , and British Columbia . Western red backed salamanders are lungless salamander, meaning that they are fully terrestrial and live their entire lives out of water. Most of the salamanders have either red or yellow dorsal stripe. White spots regularly speckle the sides and head of western red back salamanders. Category Plethodon salamander stub ...   more details



  1. Red Hill, Western Australia

    Unreferenced date November 2006 Infobox Australian place type suburb name Red Hill city Perth, Western Australia Perth state wa image caption lga City of Swan alternative location map Australia Western Australia metropolitan Perth longd 116.068 latd 31.849 postcode 6056 est pop 211 2006 area 49.1 stategov Electoral district of Swan Hills Swan Hills fedgov Division of Pearce near nw Millendon, Western Australia Millendon near n Baskerville, Western Australia Baskerville near ne Gidgegannup, Western Australia Gidgegannup near w Herne Hill, Western Australia Herne Hill near e Hovea, Western Australia Hovea near sw Middle Swan, Western Australia Middle Swan near s Jane Brook, Western Australia Jane Brook near se Hovea, Western Australia Hovea dist1 26 dir1 NE location1 Perth, Western Australia Perth Coord 31.849 116.068 type city 216 region AU WA scale 30000 format dms display title Red Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia Perth , Western Australia . It has Toodyay Road pass through it on the way up the Darling Scarp . It is in the City of Swan Local Government Areas of Western Australia local government area . Its most notable feature is a regional landfill, Red Hill Waste Management Facility managed by the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council . City of Swan suburbs Category Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Category Darling Range PerthAU geo stub ...   more details



  1. Western red scorpionfish

    refimprove date September 2011 Taxobox name Western red scorpionfish image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Scorpaeniformes familia Scorpaenidae subfamilia Scorpaeninae genus Scorpaena species Scorpaena sumptuosa species authority Fran ois Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau Castelnau 1875 ref Researches on the fishes of Australia. Philadelphia Centennial Expedition of 1876. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays, 1875 6. Researches on the fishes of Australia. No. 2 1 52. ref Western red scorpionfish Scorpaena sumptuosa is a species of marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae . It is colored bright red to pale brown, around 400 millimeters in length, and has tassel like appendages that aid its camouflage . This species lies in ambush, motionless and disguised amongst coral s, where it awaits prey which it sucks into its large and quick mouth. A row of poisonous spines are found along the dorsal region which it is able to make erect when threatened. ref name Storrie cite book last1 Morrison first1 Sue last2 Storrie first2 Ann title Wonders of Western Waters publisher Department of Conservation and Land Management location Como, Western Australia year 1999 pages 113 isbn 0 7309 6894 4 ref Scorpaena sumptuosa is also known as the Western red scorpionfish , or scorpioncod . The species is endemic to the coast of Southwest Australia , in a range extending from Esperance, Western Australia to Point Quobba . Scorpaena sumptuosa is not as toxic to humans as the stonefish of the same region, but able to cause a painful sting. Notes Reflist References Cite web url http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?id 52376 accessdate December 12, 2009 title Scorpaena sumptuosa Western red scorpionfish last Froese first Rainer work FishBase Category Scorpaena Category Venomous fish Category Fauna of Western Australia Scorpaeniformes stub ca Scorpaena sumptuosa nl Scorpaena sumptuosa uk Scorpaena sumptuosa ...   more details



  1. Pennant's colobus

    Piliocolobus pennantii Pennant s red colobus . ARKive. Accessed 2008 07 20 ref Three subspecies of this red colobus are recognized ref name msw3 Bioko red colobus , Procolobus pennantii pennantii Niger Delta red colobus , Procolobus pennantii epieni Bouvier s red colobus , Procolobus pennantii bouvieri ...Taxobox name Pennant s colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 170 d 12100633 ref status CR status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Struhsaker, T. & Ting, N. year 2008 id 39996 title Procolobus pennantii downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Procolobus subgenus Piliocolobus species P. pennantii binomial Procolobus pennantii binomial authority George Robert Waterhouse Waterhouse , 1838 synonyms range map Pennant s Colobus area.png range map caption Pennant s Colobus range synonyms Piliocolobus pennantii Pennant s colobus Procolobus pennantii is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae . Its distribution is peculiarly Disjunct distribution disjunct and has been considered a biogeographical puzzle, with one population on the island of Bioko Equatorial Guinea , a second in the Niger River Delta in southern Nigeria , and a third in east central Republic of Congo . ref name msw3 ref name kingdon cite book author Kingdon, J. year 1997 title The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals publisher Academic Press Limited, London isbn 0 12 408355 2 ref It is found in rainforests and marshy forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for bushmeat , and one subspecies, bouvieri , is rated as Critically Endangered , ref IUCN2007 assessors Butynski, T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group year 2000 id 18250 title Procolobus pennantii ssp. bouvieri downloaded 2008 07 20 ref with some fearing that it already may be extinct , as there have been ... Sciences volume 85 year 2007 url http arts.anu.edu.au grovco Colobus 20JASs 2007.pdf ref Ting ...   more details



  1. Angola colobus

    Taxobox name Angola colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100598 ref status LC status system ..., J. F., Butynski, T. M., De Jong, Y. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 5142 title Colobus angolensis downloaded 4 January 2009 ref image Colobus angolensis.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. angolensis binomial Colobus angolensis binomial authority Philip Sclater P. Sclater , 1860 range map Angola Colobus area.png range map caption Angola Colobus range The Angola colobus , Angolan black and white colobus or Angolan colobus Colobus angolensis is an arboreal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus ... ref name msw3 Angola colobus, Colobus angolensis Sclater s Angola colobus , Colobus angolensis angolensis Powell Cotton s Angola colobus , Colobus angolensis cottoni Adolf Friedrichs s Angola colobus , or Ruwenzori Black and white Colobus, Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii Cordier s Angola colobus , Colobus angolensis cordieri Prigogine s Angola colobus , Colobus angolensis prigoginei Peters s Angola colobus or Tanzanian Black and white Colobus, Colobus angolensis palliatus Physical characteristics Like all black and white colobus black and white colobi , the Angola colobus has black fur and a black ...  kg. Distribution and habitat The Angola colobus occurs in dense rainforest s, both in the lowlands ... Colobus species, the Angola Colobus occurs in the southernmost latitude s. The geographical range ... . Food The diet of the Angola colobus consists of about two thirds of leafs and one third of fruit .... References reflist External links wikispecies Colobus angolensis commons category Colobus angolensis http www.colobustrust.org colobus monkey.html Angolan Colobus C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals ... d Angola de Angola Stummelaffe es Colobus angolensis eu Colobus angolensis fr Colobus angolensis ko it Colobus angolensis rw Inkomo nl Zuidelijke franjeaap pl Gereza angola ska simple Angolan ...   more details



  1. Black colobus

    Taxobox name Black colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100614 ref status VU status system iucn3.1 trend ? status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Kingdon, J., Groves, C. P. & Brugiere, D. year 2008 id 5145 title Colobus satanas downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. satanas binomial Colobus satanas binomial authority George Robert Waterhouse Waterhouse , 1838 range map Black Colobus area.png range map caption Black Colobus range The black colobus Colobus satanas or Satanic black colobus is an Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus. This monkey is considered by some to be the most primitive of the colobus monkeys. The black colobus has dark skin under a long black coat of fur and a long black tail. Males of this species can weigh up to 24.25  lb 11  kg . References reflist External links ARKive http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Colobus satanas images and movies of the Black colobus Colobus satanas C.Colobinae nav Category Mammals of Africa Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described in 1838 oldworld monkey stub br Kolobouz du ca C lob negre de Schwarzer Stummelaffe es Colobus satanas eu Colobus satanas fr Colobus satanas ko it Colobus satanas pl Gereza czarna sr sv Dj vulsapa ...   more details



  1. Western Red-Backed Vole

    Taxobox name Western Red backed Vole status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe Hammerson, G. year 2008 id 42616 0 title Myodes californicus downloaded 30 June 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern. ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae genus Myodes species M. californicus binomial Myodes californicus binomial authority Clinton Hart Merriam Merriam , 1890 synonyms Clethrionomys californicus M. mazama small Merriam, 1897 small M. obscurus small Merriam, 1897 small ref http books.google.co.uk books?id JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg PA1022&lpg PA1022&dq clethrionomys californicus synonym&source bl&ots Qc9U5XmY6f&sig WyOKzo ZmBn8Hn2eX4DlosUDTd0&hl en&ei ca0rTpWnCIfOhAfM2bmqCw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5&ved 0CDEQ6AEwBA v onepage&q&f false Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference ref The Western Red Backed Vole Myodes californicus is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae . It is found in California and Oregon in the United States ref name iucn and lives mainly in coniferous forest. The body color is chestnut brown, or brown mixed with a considerable quantity of black hair gradually lightening on the sides and grading into a buffy gray belly, with an indistinct reddish stripe on the back and a bicolored tail about half as long as the head and body. Average length is between 2.5 5.65  inches 65 137mm , with height between 0.75 0.87  inches 18 21mm . The species is closely related to the Southern Red backed Vole Myodes gapperi , which lives to the north and east of the range of this species, and is redder, with a more sharply bicolored tail. The species breeds between February and November on the slopes of the Cascade Range in north Oregon, as well as all year to the west of the Cascade Range, with 2 7 young per litter and a gestation period of around 18 days. Ecology The western red ...   more details



  1. Western Suburbs Red Devils

    about the rugby league club based out of the Illawarra, New South Wales the Sydney team Western Suburbs Magpies Infobox rugby league club clubname Western Suburbs Red Devils image File Western Suburbs Red Devils.jpg 150x150px fullname Western Suburbs Rugby League Football Club nickname Red Devils short name Wests colours color box Red Red br color box Blue Blue founded 1949 ground Figtree Oval Sid Parrish Park , br Figtree, New South Wales capacity chairman Owner ceo coach captain premierships 14 premiershipyears 1957, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2010 runnerups runnerupyears minorpremierships minorpremiershipyears spoons spoonyears cap mostcap league Illawarra Rugby League season 2010 position current homejersey awayjersey The Western Suburbs Red Devils Wests Illawarra, Wests Wollongong or Wests Red Devils are an Australia n rugby league football team based in Figtree, New South Wales Figtree . The club are a part of Country Rugby League and compete ... wear red and blue jerseys and have won 14 premierships. Wests Illawarra Leagues club is a thriving club ..., New South Wales Unanderra and opened in 1956. The Red Devils won the premiership the following ... article&id 53&Itemid 61 Western Suburbs History ref Four Consecutive Premierships With Don ..., a large portion of the Red Devils were contracted to the Steelers. This made life difficult in the 1982 premiership for the Red Devils, but within three years they won another premiership. They followed this up with another in 1989 and 1991. A dry spell The Red Devils went through a dry spell ... first Mike url http www.illawarramercury.com.au news local sport rugby league red devils cap off year of domination 1615843.aspx title Red Devils cap off year of domination Local News Sport Rugby ..., 2003, 2005 References Reflist External links http www.wsrlfc.com Western Suburbs Official Site http www.sportingpulse.com club info.cgi?clubID 21094&c 7 2373 0 0 0 Wests Red Devils Homepage Sportingpulse ...   more details



  1. Ursine colobus

    Taxobox name Ursine colobus ref name msw3 MSW3 Groves pages 168 id 12100617 ref status VU status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Oates, J. F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C. P. year 2008 id 5146 title Colobus vellerosus downloaded 4 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Cercopithecidae genus Colobus species C. vellerosus binomial Colobus vellerosus binomial authority Isidore Geoffroy Saint Hilaire I. Geoffroy , 1834 synonyms range map Colobus vellerosus distribution.svg range map width 200px range map caption Geographic range The ursine colobus Colobus vellerosus , white thighed colobus , Geoffroy s black and white colobus , white thighed black and white colobus ref name iucn is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Benin , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Nigeria , and Togo , as well as very ... 5146 0 rangemap Range map Colobus vellerosus 10 January 2008, International Union for Conservation ... by habitat loss . ref name iucn Nomenclature Geoffroy s black and white colobus was formerly thought to be a variety of Colobus polykomos with which it interbred ref Groves, Colin P. Angst, R. and Westwood, C. 1993 The Status of Colobus polykomos dollmani International Journal of Primatology .... ref Oates, J. F. and Trocco, T. F. 1983 Taxonomy and phylogeny of black and white colobus monkeys ... e.g. Rahm, 1970 , Oates and Trocco, 1983 concluded that the bIack and white colobus monkeys are best regarded as belonging to five species Colobus polykomos Zimmerman, 1780 C. vellerosus Geoffroy ..., John F. Bocian, C. M. and Terranova, C. J. 2000 The loud calls of black and white colobus monkeys ... http www.arkive.org species GES mammals Colobus vellerosus images and movies of Geoffroy s black and white colobus Colobus vellerosus C.Colobinae nav Category Colobine monkeys Category Animals described ... Geoffroy Stummelaffe es Colobus vellerosus eu Colobus vellerosus fr Colobus vellerosus ko it Colobus ...   more details



  1. Big Red (Western Kentucky University)

    http www.wku.edu bigred.html Big Red s homepage at Western Kentucky University ref Big Red has been ...Use mdy dates date September 2011 Infobox College Mascot name Big Red image WKU Big Red.png image size 216 caption Big Red at a basketball game university Western Kentucky University conference Sun Belt Conference conference short Sun Belt description Red cartoon like character name origin first seen 1979 related mascots official website http wkusports.com hall of fame 2007 Big Red is the name given to Western Kentucky University s mascot, a red, furry blob created by WKU student Ralph Carey in 1979. Big Red is meant to symbolize the spirit of WKU students and alumni as well as the sports teams nickname, the Hilltoppers, with Big Red s head shaped like a hill a name chosen because the school s campus sits atop a hill standing 232 feet 71 m above the Barren River flowing through WKU s home city of Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green . ref http www.wkusports.com sports2.cgi?sports traditions nicknames Hilltoppers nickname origin ref Recognition Big Red was an immediate hit, winning the Key ... Capital One Bowl Home Page ref Controversy Big Red found himself in the center of an international ... of Big Red. Gabibbo debuted in 1990, eleven years after Big Red, and Gabibbo s creator, Antonio Ricci, told Italian magazine Novella 2000 in 1991 that Big Red became Gabibbo. In a later interview ... Western and in favor of an Italian television company in a 250  million lawsuit for copyright and trademark infringement. Western, Crossland Enterprises Inc. and Adfra sued television company Mediaset in 2002, saying the company copied Big Red to create Gabibbo, the star of a satirical news show the company airs in Italy. References references Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football navbox Category College mascots in the United States Category Mascot Hall of Fame inductees Category Western Kentucky University Category 1979 introductions it Big Red ...   more details



  1. Western Kentucky Big Red Marching Band

    Infobox college marching band band name Big Red Marching Band logo Users garthdrake Desktop Western Kentucky University Logo on White Bg AP 724311.jpg school Western Kentucky University location Bowling Green, Kentucky , United States USA conference Sun Belt Conference founded 1925 director Dr. Jeff Bright Dr. Gary Schallert, Director of Bands members 196 uniform The coat is designed with a red towel design over most of the chest. The Towel is set on a black background and is accented with silver trim. The top of the coat is a white stripe that extends from the top of the left shoulder and ends in a point near the elbow of the right sleeve. The right shoulder has the red towel with WKU on it. The WKU emblem is also on the left breast of the coat. The coat is accented around the neck with a red collar with black trim. The pants, shoes and plume are solid black. The shako is red, white and black with silver accents. The top of the shako is black. The side is roughly half red and half white vertically with the split going diagonally across the front with a black strip separating the two. It has a black bill with silver trim and a silver chain where the bill meets the shako. A defining characteristic of the BRMB shako is the mirror WKU emblem on the front. The Big Red Marching Band also known as The Pride of the Hilltoppers is the name of the marching band organized by Western Kentucky University . The band was formed in 1925 at what was then Western Kentucky Teachers College. Around 1939 the band became a regular feature at every home game of the WKTC football team and raised its participation above 100 members for the first time. The music department began to expand and establish ... 200 members. Image WKUBRMB.jpg thumb left 290px Western Kentucky University Big Red Marching Band. The Big Red Marching Band BRMB performs at all home football games, some away games, local campus ... AHSS Music ensembleGroupDetails.php?itm 32 The Department of Music at Western Kentucky University ...   more details



  1. Red River Valley and Western Railroad

    Infobox SG rail railroad name Red River Valley and Western Railroad logo filename Rrv&w.png logo size 243 marks RRVW locale North Dakota with a branch into Minnesota start year 1987 hq city Wahpeton, North Dakota system map RRVW Map.png map caption Route map of the RRVW. Solid lines are trackage owned by the railroad dotted lines are those with trackage rights. map size 250 The Red River Valley and Western Railroad Reporting mark RRVW is a regional railroad operating in the United States US states of North Dakota and Minnesota , which began operations in 1987. Its convert 648 mi km of track originally acquired from the Burlington Northern Railroad included Wahpeton, North Dakota to Oakes, North Dakota Breckenridge, Minnesota to Brushvale, Minnesota Wahpeton, North Dakota to Casselton, North Dakota Chaffee Junction, North Dakota to Chaffee, North Dakota Casselton, North Dakota to Marion, North Dakota Oakes, North Dakota to Jamestown, North Dakota Horace, North Dakota to Independence, North Dakota La Moure, North Dakota to Edgeley, North Dakota Jamestown, North Dakota to Minnewaukan, North ... 7, 2001. Currently, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad owns and operates convert 490 mi km of trackage ..., Minnesota to Geneseo Junction, North Dakota The Red River Valley and Western Railroad is affiliated with the Twin Cities and Western Railroad and the Minnesota Prairie Line . Andrew Thompson is the chief ... of the Year . Retrieved March 10, 2005. Red River Valley and Western Railroad 2005 , http www.rrvw.net PROFILE.HTM Company Profile . Retrieved March 10, 2005. External links http www.rrvw.net Red River Valley and Western official website start box succession box before title Regional Railroad of the Year ... Red River Valley Western Railroad Category Minnesota railroads Category North Dakota railroads ... Dakota Oberon, North Dakota to Esmond, North Dakota Shortly after operations began, the Red River Valley and Western Railroad acquired a convert 19 mi km sing on rail line between Oakes, North Dakota ...   more details




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