Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. tholloni
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Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
CERCOPITHECIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Procolobus rufomitratus ssp. tholloni
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| Species Authority: |
(Milne-Edwards, 1886) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Thollon's Red Colobus, Tshuapa Red Colobus |
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| Synonym/s: |
Procolobus badius subspecies tholloni (Milne Edwards, 1886)
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Treated as a subspecies of P. pennantii by Gautier-Hion et al. (1999), and recognized as a distinct species by Groves (2005, in press). Here considered as a subspecies of P. rufomitratus following Struhsaker and Grubb (in press). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Hart, J., Oates, J.F., Struhsaker, T. & Thompson, J. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
This species is listed as Near Threatened as it is believed that it has undergone a population decline on the order of 20-25% over the last three generations, due mainly to intensive pressure from hunting particularly during the period of the Congo War. This is not sufficient to warrant listing in a threatened category, but further research into the hunting pressures may reveal that this species could qualify as Vulnerable under criterion A, all the more since this species is more heavily hunted than many of the other primates occurring in the Congo basin.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Not Evaluated
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| 1994 |
– |
Insufficiently Known
(Groombridge 1994)
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| 1990 |
– |
Insufficiently Known
(IUCN 1990)
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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