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The mantled guereza has many alternative common names including the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, the magistrate colobus, [2] or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus. [4] The name "mantled" refers to its mantle, the long silky white fringes of hair that run along its body and "guereza" is the native name of the monkey in ...
Black-and-white colobus have complex sleeping patterns. They sleep in trees near a food source, which may serve to save energy. [ 4 ] Groups seem to regularly switch up sleeping locations (suggested due to reducing risk of parasites and placement prediction) and generally do not sleep near other groups.
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日本語: アビシニアコロブス 英名: Abyssinian Black-and-white Colobus 学名: Colobus guereza English: Abyssinian black-and-white colobus (Colobus guereza) in a zoo. Also known as the mantled guereza, the guereza, or the eastern black-and-white colobus.
The Zanzibar red colobus (Procolobus kirkii) is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. It is also known as Kirk's red colobus after Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), the British Resident of Zanzibar who first brought it to the attention of zoological science.
Colobus angolensis (P. Sclater, 1860) - Angola colobus Colobus guereza (Rüppell, 1835) - mantled guereza Colobus vellerosus (I. Geoffroy, 1834) - white-thighed colobus
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Genus: Colobus. Mantled guereza, Colobus guereza LR/lc; Order: Rodentia (rodents) Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species.