Lomami red colobus
Species of Old World monkey
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The Lomami red colobus (Piliocolobus parmentieri) is a species of red colobus monkey from central Africa. Historically, it had been treated as a subspecies of the Central African red colobus (P. foai),[3] but more recent taxonomies generally treat it as a separate species.[4][5][2]
| Lomami red colobus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Piliocolobus |
| Species: | P. parmentieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Piliocolobus parmentieri (Colyn & Verheyen, 1987) | |
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| Distribution of the Lomami red colobus within the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Piliocolobus foai parmentierorum | |
The Lomami red colobus has a limited range in lowland tropical rainforest between the Lomani River and the Lualaba River in central Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4] Its range extends as far south as the Ruiki River and the Lutanga River.[4] It eats leaves, fruit, flowers, buds and possibly seeds.[4][2] Males weigh about 9 kg (20 lb), and females weigh about 7.5 kg (17 lb).[4][2]