Ashy Red Colobus

• Common Name: Ashy Red Colobus
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1907
• Monkey Size: 126.9 to 126.9 cm (49.96 to 49.96 inches)
• Skin Color(s): Black, dark grey, reddish brown
• Habitat: Forests
• Diet: Folivorous
• Native Countries: Uganda,Tanzania

The Ashy-red Colobus^[1] or Ugandan red Colobus is an endangered species of red Colobus endemic to Eastern Africa.

• Ashy red colobuses are born with black faces that generally lighten to a dark gray with age.
• Their most distinctive features are the small red bonnets on their heads, which contrast sharply with the ash-gray furs covering the rest of their bodies.
• In addition, the hair on their shoulders and backs is dark, fading to a lighter shade around the torso.
• Their long dark-brown tails offer them the balance they need to live high up in the trees. Their feet and hands are usually black or dark gray.
• Like other colobus monkeys, Ashy Red has small thumbs that allow it to comfortably grip branches and swing nimbly through the canopy.
• Their extra-wide feet give them enough momentum to make daring jumps between branches up to 50 feet!

• In 2001^[2], the ashy-red Colobus was recognized as a separate species.
• Due to their long and arduous digestion periods, they are significantly inactive during waking hours.
• Although agile and quick, when necessary, the Ashy-red colobus fight rather than flee.
• Like other red colobuses, these species are among the most endangered animals in Africa, and their health is an indicator of the ecosystems in which they live.
• Their infants spend more than a quarter of their waking life playing socially, a considerably higher rate than several other primate species.