Piliocolobus tephrosceles

Piliocolobus tephrosceles (lat.) - a species of monkeys of the monkey family. It is allocated in an independent look in 2001.

Piliocolobus tephrosceles
Scientific classification
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International scientific name
Piliocolobus tephrosceles ( Elliot , 1907)
Security status
Endangered species IUCN 3.1 Endangered : 18256

The species is distributed on the eastern border of the East African Rift Valley in western Uganda and western Tanzania . Five subpopulations are known. The species numbers more than 20,000 individuals (2005 data), of which 17,000 live in Kibale National Park in Uganda.

Sexual dimorphism is expressed: males are larger than females. The weight of males is 10.5 kg, the weight of females is 7 kg ^[1] . Woody species, inhabits forests of various types. It is found in river and gallery forests , in savannah mosaic forests of miombo , low-lying forests, in a tropical mountain rain forest, in secondary degraded forests. Lives in large groups of 30-60 individuals. It feeds on young leaves, fruits, shoots and seeds.