Western Red Colobus

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The Western Red Colobus (Piliocolobus) is a species of Old World monkey. It is often hunted by the Common Chimpanzee.http://virus.stanford.edu/filo/eboci.html

Subspecies

This red colobus has three subspecies, including the nominate:

Bay Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius badius
Temminck's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius temminckii
Miss Waldrone's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius waldronae

P. b. waldronae is critically endangered, possibly even extinct. The other two subspecies are endangered of extinction.

References

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