Old World monkeys I
(Colobinae)
Class Mammalia Order Primates Family Cercopithecidae Subfamily Colobinae
Thumbnail description
Medium-sized, essentially arboreal mammals with forward-facing, quite large eyes, relatively large brains and a quadrupedal pattern of locomotion involving grasping hands and feet
Size
Average body weights range from 9 lb 13 oz (4.45 kg) to 33 lb 5 oz (15.1 kg)
Number of genera, species
10 genera; 59 species
Habitat
Essentially forest-living, but occur in a range of forest types extending from relatively open dry forest to dense evergreen tropical rainforest
Conservation status
Critically Endangered: 4 species; Endangered: 14 species; Vulnerable: 7 species; Near Threatened: 6 species; Data Deficient: 5 species
Distribution
Asia and Southeast Asia, and Africa south of the Sahara
Distribution
Asia and Southeast Asia, and Africa south of the Sahara
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