Colobus congoensis
J. A. Hart, Amboko, Arenson, Horton, Coates, Kapale, Koko, T. B. Hart, C. C. Gilbert, Sargis, & Detwiler, 2026
Likweli
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
Authority citation
Hart, J.A., Amboko, J.D., Arenson, J.L., Horton, E.R., Coates, K.F., Kapale, J.-P.I., Koko, M.B., Hart, T.B., Gilbert, C.C., Sargis, E.J. and Detwiler, K.M. 2026-07-15. Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS ONE 21(7):e0349857.
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Original name as described
Colobus congoensis
Type material
YPM MAM 17307
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tshopo Province, Biondo Sector, east bank of the Lomami River, S1.70190°, E25.13970°."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Hart, J.A., Amboko, J.D., Arenson, J.L., Horton, E.R., Coates, K.F., Kapale, J.-P.I., Koko, M.B., Hart, T.B., Gilbert, C.C., Sargis, E.J. and Detwiler, K.M. 2026. Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS ONE 21(7):e0349857. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0349857
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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