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Cladus: Eukaryota Name Procolobus verus, (Van Beneden, 1838) References Procolobus verus in Mammal Species of the World.
The olive colobus or Van Beneden's colobus (Procolobus verus) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in tropical West Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone to Nigeria.[2] Its natural habitats are second growth within tall forests, palm forests and swamps.[2] It remains common in many parts of its range and can survive in degraded forest fragments, but is probably declining due to habitat loss and hunting.[2] This relatively small and secretive species is mainly folivorous, although it also takes fruits and seeds when available.[2] Its English name refers to its dull olive upperparts.[3] The olive colobus is one of the species in the genus Procolobus, although some authors place all other species of this genus (the red colobi) in Piliocolobus instead.[1] References ^ a b Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 169, 172-173. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. Source: Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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