Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Preuss's red colobus

Piliocolobus preussi

Preuss's red colobus is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Piliocolobus preussi
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae · Piliocolobus

The Old World monkey

Preuss's red colobus is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Piliocolobus preussi.

Range and habitat

Preuss's red colobus 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.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

A population is also present in Ebo forest, Littoral Province of Cameroon. Preuss's red colobus is critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List due to hunting pressure and the destruction of its habitat. A large portion of the remaining groups are included within protected areas (Korup National Park, Cross River National Park, and the proposed national park at Ebo).

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Preuss's red colobus is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Preuss's red colobus, Wikidata item Q1206196. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Niger Delta red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Niger Delta red colobus

Piliocolobus epieni
Photograph of Pennant's colobus (Piliocolobus pennantii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Pennant's colobus

Piliocolobus pennantii
Photograph of Tana River red colobus (Piliocolobus rufomitratus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Tana River red colobus

Piliocolobus rufomitratus
Photograph of Bouvier's red colobus (Piliocolobus bouvieri), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bouvier's red colobus

Piliocolobus bouvieri

Quick answers

What is Preuss's red colobus?
Preuss's red colobus is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion.
What is the conservation status of Preuss's red colobus?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Piliocolobus preussi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Preuss's red colobus live?
Preuss's red colobus is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion.
Why is Preuss's red colobus in crisis?
Preuss's red colobus is critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List due to hunting pressure and the destruction of its habitat.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Piliocolobus preussi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Preuss's red colobus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.