Semliki Red Colobus

• Common Name: Semliki Red Colobus
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1991
• Monkey Size: 45 to 67 cm (17.7 to 26.4 in)
• Skin Color(s): Red and black
• Habitat: Forest and mountains
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda

The Semliki red colobus^[1] (Piliocolobus semlikiensis) is native to central Africa.

• Historically, it was treated as a subspecies of the Central African red colobus (Piliocolobus foai), but more recent taxonomies generally treat it as a separate species.
• The Semliki red colobus lives in the ironwood forest of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between the Rwenzori Mountains and the Semliki River valley.
• The Semliki red colobus has long red and black fur on the back and head with a paler underside.
• Males have a body length excluding the tail between 50 and 69 centimeters (20 and 27 in) with a tail between 62 and 67 centimeters (24 and 26 in) long.
• Males typically weigh between 9 and 13 kilograms (20 and 29 pounds), and females typically weigh between 7 and 9 kilograms (15 and 20 pounds).
• It has smaller teeth than most other red colobus species.

• Groups often build a dominance hierarchy determined by aggressive behavior.
• Food, care, and sexual partners are first distributed to higher-ranking individuals, followed by lower-ranking individuals.
• They live in large herds that can number up to 80 individuals, with an average of 20 to 40 monkeys.
• Like other red colobus monkeys, they are believed to be primarily leaf feeders.
• The Semliki red colobus monkey is targeted by hunters because of its size.