Piliocolobus langi (Allen, 1925)

Kisangani red colobus, Maiko red colobus, Lang's red colobus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Colubus langi J.A. Allen, 1925; Piliocolobus foai langi (J.A. Allen, 1925); Piliocolobus rufomitratus langi (J.A. Allen, 1925); Procolobus badius langi (J.A. Allen, 1925); Procolobus rufomitratus langi (J.A. Allen, 1925)

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

Distribution

Democratic Republic of Congo

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Hart, J., Laudisoit, A., Struhsaker, T.T. & Oates, J.F. 2020. Piliocolobus langi (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T18261A166605018. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T18261A166605018.en. Downloaded on 10 April 2020.

Kaisala, D., Falay, P., Mande, C., Hart, J. A., Inventory, S. D., & Kinshasa, D. R. C. (2020). Rediscovery of the Kisangani Red Colobus: Distribution, taxonomic and phenotypic variation, ecology, threats, and recommendations for its conservation. Report to Global Wildlife Conservation and the Frankfurt Zoological TL2 Project.

Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]

Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B. and Wilson D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3 Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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