Piliocolobus gordonorum

Matschie, 1900

Udzungwa Red Colobus

Type Description:

Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin, p. 186

Type Locality:

Tanzania, Uzungwa Mtns.

Measurements:

Total length: 1270-1370 mm

Head and body: 485-670 mm

Tail length: 600-730 mm

Weight: 7-12.5 kg

Distribution:

Piliocolobus gordonorum is restricted to an isolated area near Iringa in a few small forests on the Udzungwa Mountains from 550-6,000 m, where it can be found in riverine and montane forest patches. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)

Key Reference:

1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1:150, 155-161.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 22.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:569, 606-607.