Black colobus
Colobus satanas Waterhouse, 1838
The black colobus (Colobus satanas) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 4.32 kg to 9.55 kg and live up to 27.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the black colobus
- Weight
- 4.32 kg – 9.55 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 27.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 33.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 191 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 2 years – 4.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.6src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black colobus live?
Not recorded
What is the black colobus?
The black colobus (Colobus satanas), or satanic black colobus, is a species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus. The species is found in a small area of western central Africa. Black colobuses are large, completely covered with black fur, and like all other Colobus monkeys, do not have a thumb. The species has faced large declines in population due to habitat destruction and hunting by humans, and was consequently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 1994.
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Is the black colobus endangered?
The black colobus is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the black colobus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyCercopithecidae
- genusColobus
- SpeciesColobus satanas Waterhouse, 1838
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- كولبس أسودArabic
- كولبس شيطانيArabic
- gueréza černáCzech
- Djævle-abeDanish
- Schwarzer StummelaffeGerman
- Colobo NegroSpanish
- mustagueretsaFinnish
- Colobe noirFrench
- Colobo neroItalian
- Colobo satanaItalian
- クロコロブスJapanese
- SatankolobusNorwegian Bokmål
- SvartkolobusNorwegian Bokmål
- Zwarte FranjeaapDutch
- gereza czarnaPolish
- Colobo-NegroPortuguese
- Чёрный колобусRussian
- 黑疣猴Chinese
Relatives of the black colobus
Other species in the same genus Colobus.
Mantled guereza
Colobus guereza
Angola colobus
Colobus angolensis
King colobus
Colobus polykomos
Ursine colobus
Colobus vellerosus
Likweli
Colobus congoensis
Kilimanjaro colobus
Colobus caudatus
CompareBlack colobus vs Mantled guerezaBlack colobus vs Angola colobusBlack colobus vs King colobusBlack colobus vs Ursine colobus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black colobus?
An adult black colobus weighs 4.32 kg – 9.55 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black colobus endangered?
The black colobus is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the black colobus live?
The black colobus has a recorded lifespan of 27.5 years.
How long is the black colobus pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 191 days.
What kind of animal is the black colobus?
The black colobus (Colobus satanas) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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