Colobus guereza

Rüppell, 1835

Guereza

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

Rüppell, E. 1835. Lieferung 1. Pp. 1–16 in Rüppell, E. 1835-1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Säugethiere. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main, 40 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140067

Original name as described

Colobus guereza

Other common names

Eastern Black-and-white Colobus · Magistrate Colobus · Mantled Guereza · Neumann's Black-and-white Colobus · Djaffa Mountains Guereza · Dodinga Hills Guereza · Mau Forest Guereza · Mount Kenya Guereza · Percival's Black-and-white Colobus · Mount Uarges Guereza · Percival's Black-and-white Colobus · Omo River Guereza · Western Guereza · Kilimanjaro Guereza

Type material

SMF:MAMM:1586

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Ethiopia, Gojjam and Kulla.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Uganda · Ethiopia · Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda

Taxonomy notes

caudata was recently elevated to species status but this is not supported by later studies; the species was retained as distinct the the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World pending future studies on a conservation basis, but this is not followed here

Taxonomy notes citation

Butynski, T. M., & de Jong, Y. A. (2018). Geographic range, taxonomy, and conservation of the Mount Kilimanjaro guereza colobus monkey (Primates: Cercopithecidae: Colobus). Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 29(1), 81-85. · Zinner, D., Tesfaye, D., Stenseth, N. C., Bekele, A., Mekonnen, A., Doeschner, S., ... & Roos, C. (2019). Is Colobus guereza gallarum a valid endemic Ethiopian taxon?. Primate biology, 6(1), 7.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000637

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 guereza caudatus

O. Thomas, 1885

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

caudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.1.17.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1c7ab985-aa66-432b-9b22-cf521672f8e0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/207dafd7-e60d-4b76-8b13-7680f4860cc3

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31015256

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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 albocaudatus

Lydekker, 1906

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albocaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.1.17.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1c7ab985-aa66-432b-9b22-cf521672f8e0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/207dafd7-e60d-4b76-8b13-7680f4860cc3

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888057

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Colobus abyssinicus poliurus

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

poliurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.11.7.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/381b1f24-95b6-4740-8c99-5db36a6f3929 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ad290e40-fd3f-44c0-9e0d-b1ca2bdfbf01

Authority page

800

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Colobus (Guereza) matschiei ituricus

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ituricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 556

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741634

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus (Guereza) matschiei uellensis

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

uellensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 742

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741635

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus guereza

Rüppell, 1835

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

guereza

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:1586

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140067

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Ogilby (1838:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39314)
  2. Gloger (1841:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13515348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59951)
  3. Lesson (1842:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Fitzinger (1855:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:233, 234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  10. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5143/17944705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Colobus abyssinicus roosevelti

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

roosevelti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163261

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f4658c6-a9c5-414c-bfef-026ddc45afc5

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095969

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Colobus abyssinicus terrestris

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

terrestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:164756

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb1b42b8-f9ef-4ed7-9bf2-56c9b7394dfd

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095971

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Colobus abyssinicus percivali

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

percivali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182138

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bc1a8573-2d41-43c0-b811-f6791715a5fb

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095970

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Colobus (Guereza) escherichi

Matschie, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

escherichi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 108. 14. 183

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608412

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Colobus caudatus

Matschie, 1895

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

caudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835378

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136858/179778408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Colobus occidentalis

Matschie, 1895

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835379

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Zimara (1935:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Colobus abyssinicus

J. A. Allen, 1909

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1909:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)

Colobus abyssinicus caudatus

J. A. Allen, 1909

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

caudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1909:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)

Colobus guereza dodingae

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

dodingae

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 guereza guereza

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

guereza

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 guereza kikuyuensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

kikuyuensis

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 guereza matschiei

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

matschiei

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 guereza occidentalis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

occidentalis

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 guereza percivali

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

percivali

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)

ruppelli

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ruppelli

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 guereza gallarum

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

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

gallarum

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)

Lemur abyssinicus

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

1182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375929

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Guereza Rüppellii

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rueppellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994513

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Guereza ruppellii

(de Rochebrune, 1883)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ruppellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187525

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Guereza occidentalis

(de Rochebrune, 1887)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

140

Authority publication

book

Colobus matschiei

O. R. Neumann, 1899

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791383

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Colobus gallarum

O. R. Neumann, 1902

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

gallarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931203

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Colobus abyssinicus kikuyuensis

Lönnberg, 1912

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

kikuyuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638820

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Colobus (Guereza) matschiei brachychaites

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

brachychaites

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741629

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus (Guereza) matschiei dianae

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

dianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741633

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus (Guereza) matschiei dodingae

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

dodingae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741630

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Colobus (Guereza) caudatus laticeps

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

laticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741625

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus (Guereza) poliurus managaschae

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

managaschae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741628

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus (Guereza) caudatus thikae

Matschie, 1913

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

thikae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5741626

Authority publication

Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique et Malacologique de Belgique

Name usages

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

Colobus occidentalis ituricus

von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ituricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

508

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61888571

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Colobus occidentalis rutschuricus

von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1914

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rutschuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

508

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61888571

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Colobus abyssinicus elgonis

Granvik, 1925

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

elgonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Acta Universitatis Lundensis

Name usages

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

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