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Preuss's red colobus

Piliocolobus preussi Matschie, 1900

CRCritically Endangeredprimates

The preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 7.25 kg to 9.21 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

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Quick facts about the preuss's red colobus

Weight
7.25 kg – 9.21 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
183 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.08 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the preuss's red colobus live?

Not recorded

What is the preuss's red colobus?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi) is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion. An important population occurs in Korup National Park, Southwest Province, Cameroon, but the species' distribution is localized (groups are frequently encountered near the main tourist camps). The species is considered present in adjacent Cross River National Park - Oban Division in Nigeria and hunter reports suggest that few groups remain in Nkwende Hills and Nta Ali Forest Reserve in the broader Korup region. A population is also present in Ebo forest, Littoral Province of Cameroon.

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Is the preuss's red colobus endangered?

The preuss's red colobus is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the preuss's red colobus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusPiliocolobus
  7. SpeciesPiliocolobus preussi Matschie, 1900

Synonyms Procolobus badius preussi, Procolobus preussi

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Preuss s red colobusEnglish
  • Preuss’s red colobusEnglish
  • Preuss’s red colobusEnglish
  • كولبس بروس الأحمرArabic
  • gueréza kamerunskáCzech
  • Preuss-StummelaffeGerman
  • Colobo rojo de PreussSpanish
  • Colobo Rojo de CamerúnSpanish
  • Colobo Rojo del Río CamerúnSpanish
  • ruostegueretsaFinnish
  • Colobe de PreussFrench
  • Colobe bai de PreussFrench
  • Colobe roux du CamerounFrench
  • プロイスアカコロブスJapanese
  • KamerunkolobusNorwegian Bokmål
  • Preuss' Rode FranjeaapDutch
  • gerezanka kameruńskaPolish
  • Colobo-Vermelho-de-PreussPortuguese
  • Камерунский колобусRussian

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Relatives of the preuss's red colobus

Other species in the same genus Piliocolobus.

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Common questions

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How big is the preuss's red colobus?

An adult preuss's red colobus weighs 7.25 kg – 9.21 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the preuss's red colobus endangered?

The preuss's red colobus is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long is the preuss's red colobus pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 183 days.

What kind of animal is the preuss's red colobus?

The preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/preusss-red-colobus

MLA

“Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/preusss-red-colobus.

BibTeX
@misc{preusss_red_colobus_2026,
  title = {Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/preusss-red-colobus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}