Colobus polykomos

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	CERCOPITHECIDAE

Scientific Name:

Colobus polykomos

Species Authority:

(Zimmermann, 1780)

Common Name/s:

English	–	King Colobus, Ursine Black-and-white Colobus, Western Black-and-white Colobus, Western Pied Colobus
French	–	Colobe À Camail, Colobe À Longs Poils, Colobe Blanc Et Noir D'Afrique Occidentale, Colobe Magistrat
Spanish	–	Colobo Blanco Y Negro De Africa Occidental

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2cd ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Oates, J.F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C.P.

Reviewer/s:

Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)

Justification:
This species is listed as Vulnerable as it is likely to have undergone a decline exceeding 30% over the past ~30 years given the habitat degradation and intensive hunting taking place across its range, especially since it does not persist well in degraded areas and requires some degree of primary forest available.

History:

1996	–	Lower Risk/near threatened
1994	–	Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in far western Africa, from southern Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, east to the Sassandra River in Côte d’Ivoire (Kingdon 1997; Groves 2005). A possible subspecies C. p. dollmani is found east of the Sassandra River, but is probably a hybrid with C. vellerosus in this very narrow contact zone up to the Bandama River.
Countries:	Native: Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Sierra Leone Presence uncertain: Senegal
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Population [top]

Population:	Until recently this species was widespread. However, although the total range of this species is still extensive, habitat loss and hunting are becoming an increasing threat and fragmenting the remaining populations.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Rainforest and forest galleries are preferred, the species is rarely found in degraded habitat, though sometimes in secondary forests.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is affected primarily by hunting and secondarily by habitat loss.

Major Threat(s):

This species is affected primarily by hunting and secondarily by habitat loss.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed as Class A under the African Convention and under Appendix II of CITES. It is found in a number of protected areas, including Sapo National Park (Liberia), Tai National Park (Côte d'Ivoire), and Tiwai Island Sanctuary (Sierra Leone).

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed as Class A under the African Convention and under Appendix II of CITES. It is found in a number of protected areas, including Sapo National Park (Liberia), Tai National Park (Côte d'Ivoire), and Tiwai Island Sanctuary (Sierra Leone).

Citation:	Oates, J.F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C.P. 2008. Colobus polykomos. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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