Colobus angolensis

P. L. Sclater, 1860

Angolan Colobus

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Colobinae
Tribe : Colobini
Genus : Colobus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sclater, P.L. 1860-08. List of Mammalia collected by Mr. J. Monteiro in Angola. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860(2):245-247.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866793

Original name as described

Colobus angolensis

Other common names

Angola Colobus · Angolan Black-and-white Colobus · Adolf Friedrich's Angolan Black-and-white Colobus · Ruwenzori Black-and-white Colobus · Cordier's Angolan Colobus · Tanzanian Black-and-white Colobus · Peters's Angolan Black-and-white Colobus · Powell-Cotton's Angolan Colobus · Prigogine's Black-and-white Colobus · Prigogine's Angolan Black-and-white Colobus · Sclater's Angolan Colobus · Sharpe's Angolan Colobus · Southern Highlands Angolan Colobus · Mahale Angola Colobus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1860.7.23.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c826812-7233-4da1-8569-d2d74b052f7a

Type locality

Angola, 300 miles (483 km) inland from Bembe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Kenya · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique?

Taxonomy notes citation

De Jong, Y. A., & Butynski, T. M. (2023). Designatio n of a new subspecies of Angola colobus Colobus angolensis Sclater, 1860 (Primates: Cercopithecidae) endemic to the Mahale Mountains of western Tanzania. Primate Conservation, 37, 1-30.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000636

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Colobus angolensis

P. L. Sclater, 1860

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1860.7.23.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c826812-7233-4da1-8569-d2d74b052f7a

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866793

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  5. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5142/17945007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Colobus sharpei

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sharpei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.7.3.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c280f520-d8be-481c-947d-b595802c04ab https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dcff2786-8f8b-426f-a207-c6ba5646cac3

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575654

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Colobus ruwenzorii

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ruwenzorii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.8.9.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d9f83d6-32b2-4318-b7aa-8a98aa30084c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1a21f27-516a-4f03-a829-ef33f463a1d4

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888514

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Colobus palliatus cottoni

Lydekker, 1905

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cottoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.6.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4910093f-fb82-46c5-8c52-a0c0a7ed67e8 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/61e6793d-2c76-4dae-969f-4de3dcc15a0b

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215075

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Colobus angolensis mahale

De Jong & Butynski, 2023

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

mahale

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Primate Conservation

Colobus polycomos cordieri

Rahm, 1959

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cordieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Folia Scientifica Africae Centralis

Colobus angolensis sandbergi

Lönnberg, 1908

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sandbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6400228

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus (Colobus) palliatus weynsi

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

weynsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 14

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11316569

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus polykomos prigoginei

W. N. Verheyen, 1959

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

prigoginei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 27106

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Colobus mawambicus nahani

Matschie, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

nahani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 691

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608405

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus (Colobus) palliatus mawambicus

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

mawambicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 766

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11316567

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus benamakimae

Matschie, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

benamakimae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 115. 6. 7

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608407

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus langheldi

Matschie, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

langheldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 4086

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608407

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus maniemae

Matschie, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

maniemae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 48. 09. 104

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608406

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus adolfi-friederici

Matschie, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

adolfifriederici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 48. 09. 6

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608407

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus angolensis angolensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Colobus angolensis cordieri

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cordieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus angolensis cottoni

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cottoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus angolensis palliates

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

palliates

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus angolensis prigoginei

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

prigoginei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ruwenzorii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

sharpie

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sharpie

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Colobus angolensis palliatus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

palliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

699

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Colobus angolensis sharpei

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sharpei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

699

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Colobus palliatus

W. C. H. Peters, 1868

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

palliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

637

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990159

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Thomas (1898:927, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

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