The Udzungwa red colobus (Piliocolobus gordonorum), also known as the Uzungwa red colobus or Iringa red colobus, is a species of the primate family Cercopithecidae that is endemic to riverine and montane forests in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania. It is classified as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Udzungwa Red Colobus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Piliocolobus tephrosceles
- Pygathrix nemaeus
- Pygathrix nigripes
- Semnopithecus vetulus
- Cercocebus torquatus
- Piliocolobus kirkii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Piliocolobus
- Species
- Piliocolobus gordonorum
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