Thollon's red colobus (Piliocolobus tholloni), also known as the Tshuapa red colobus,[3] is a species of red colobus monkey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lower Republic of the Congo. It is found south of Congo River and west of Lomami River.[1] It had once been considered a subspecies of the P. badius. It was recognised as a distinct species by Dandelot in 1974, and this was followed by Groves in 2001, while others have suggested it should be considered a subspecies of P. rufomitratus.[4]

Thollon's red colobus[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Piliocolobus
Species:
P. tholloni
Binomial name
Piliocolobus tholloni
Thollon's red colobus range shown in orange

References

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  1. ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Detwiler, K.M.; Hart, J.A.; Maisels, F.; Thompson, J.; Reinartz, G.; Struhsaker, T.T. (2020). "Piliocolobus tholloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18257A166598109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T18257A166598109.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Kingdon, J. (1997). The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. London: Academic Press Limited. ISBN 0-12-408355-2.
  4. ^ Oates, J.F.; Struhsaker, T.; Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. (2008). "Procolobus rufomitratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
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