Preuss's red colobus

Preuss 's red colobus ( Piliocolobus preussi )

The Preuss 's red colobus ( Piliocolobus preussi ) is a primate of the group of colobus monkeys. It is sometimes included as subspecies of Pennant - Colobus, the systematics within the genus of red colobus is controversial.

Like all Colobus is the Preuss 's red colobus, a slim built animal with a long tail and the reformed thumb. Its coat is reddish - black in color on the back, just at the top of the head. The tail and limbs are bright red.

These primates live only in western Cameroon, in the adjacent regions of Nigeria, they are probably extinct. Their habitat is lowland rain forests.

Little is known about their way of life, she probably agrees with the other red colobus match. Consequently, they are diurnal and usually stay on trees on. They live in large groups consisting of several males and females and the corresponding offspring. They are herbivores that mainly feed on young leaves, fruits and stems.

Main threat to the Preuss colobus monkeys, the progressive destruction of their habitat represents the World Conservation Union IUCN, which leads him to the Red List of endangered species as species of the genus Procolobus, now lists it as endangered species ( " Critically Endangered " ) after the last Listings on endangered ( " endangered " ) had gelautet. Almost all stocks are limited to the last reserve, the Korup National Park.