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During the day, the mantled guereza has long rest periods in between periods of moving and feeding. [22] [23] [24] Other activities, including grooming, greeting, playing and being vigilant, are performed to a lesser extent. [23] [24] The diet of the mantled guereza is predominantly leaves, often of only a few tree species.
Colobuses do not display any type of seasonal breeding patterns. [21] As suggested by their name, adult colobi have black fur with white features. White fur surrounds their facial region and a "U" shape of long white fur runs along the sides of their body. Newborn colobi are completely white with a pink face.
The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern: There are no current identifiable risks to the species. DD: Data deficient: There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
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The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs.
The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) is a species of Old World monkey native to much of western central and eastern Africa. Although its colouring is somewhat variable across its range, it has a distinctive pelage which is mostly black, with a white facial disc and long white fringes of silky hair along the sides of its body.
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