East African black and white colobus monkeys have the word East Africa in their names, but they are not only distributed in eastern Africa. They are active in many African countries such as Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad. The colored fur is very beautiful, so the East African black and white colobus monkey has become the favorite of photographers from all over the world, but at the same time, it has also caused fatal disasters!

I. Basic information

[Chinese name]East African black and white colobus

[Another name] Eastern black and white colobus

【English name】Eastern Black-and-white Colobus, Magistrate Colobus

【Latin name】Colobus guereza

【Kingdom】Animal

【phylum】chordate phylum

【class】mammalia

【subclass】eutheria

【order】primates

[Family] Monkey family

[Genus] Colobus

[Species] East African black and white colobus

II. Morphological characteristics

1. Body size: males of East African black and white colobus monkeys are 54.3-69.9 cm in length, females are 52.1-67.3 cm in length, and males weigh 9.3-13.5 cm kg, and the female weighs 7.8-9.2 kg.

2. Body color: East African black and white colobus monkeys are mostly black and white, with cape-like long white hairs on both sides of the body, extending from the shoulders down to the entire back. It has a light body and long limbs. Its body is larger and heavier than ordinary monkeys. Its hip warts are small. Its beautiful and elegant tail is longer than its body, sometimes more than 1 meter. It is divided into black and white sections. . The hair of the newborn monkeys is all white, which is in sharp contrast to the adult monkeys with predominantly black hair. East African black and white colobus monkeys are divided into 8 subspecies. The differences between different subspecies are not only different in body size, but also in the degree of black and white and the length of their tails.

III. Distribution and Habits

1. Distribution: East African black and white colobus monkeys are distributed in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.

2. Social characteristics: East African black and white colobus monkeys like to live in the upper and middle layers of the forest and rarely come to the ground. The family consists of an average of 8-15 members, usually including one adult male, several Females and their yet-to-be-independent offspring. Several females will share the care of the young monkeys in the family, the male will leave the home before adulthood, and the female will remain in the family.

3. Diet: The shoots and leaves of plants, as well as wild fruits and grains are the favorite foods of East African black and white colobus monkeys.

IV. Breeding method

East African black and white colobus monkeys can mate and reproduce all year round, and the marriage method is In polygamy, males dominate the family and can mate with any adult female in the group. Female monkeys have a five-month gestation period and only one offspring per litter.

V. Conservation Status

Although East African black and white colobus monkeys have been indiscriminately killed by hunters all over Africa because of their beautiful fur, under the protection of various governments, East African black and white colobus monkeys are now The monkey is no longer close to the critical value standard of vulnerable species survival (the distribution area or fluctuation range is less than 20,000 square kilometers, habitat quality, population size, and fragmented distribution area), and the population trend is stable, so it is evaluated as a species without survival crisis .

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