Red colobus (Piliocolobus) conservation action plan 2021-2026
2021
Linder, J.M. |
Cronin, D.T. |
Ting, N. |
Abwe, E.E. |
Davenport, T.R.B. |
Detwiler, K.M. |
Galat, G. |
Galat-Luong, A. |
Hart, J. A. |
Ikemeh, R.A. |
Kivai, S.M. |
Koné, I. |
Kujirakwinja, D. |
Maisels, F. |
McGraw, W.S. |
Oates, J.F. |
Struhsaker, T.T. |
Ranging from forests in Senegal to the Zanzibar Archipelago, red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus spp.) are the most threatened group of African monkeys. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM in 2020, every form of red colobus monkey is threatened with extinction, and 14 of the 18 taxa (>75%) are listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered.
