Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,480
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Chad. The species consists of several subspecies that differ in appearance.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mantled guereza”.