Niger Delta red colobus

Niger Delta red colobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Piliocolobus
Species:
P. epieni
Binomial name
Piliocolobus epieni
(Grubb & Powell,[2] 1999)
Synonyms
  • Procolobus badius epieni
  • Procolobus pennantii epieni

The Niger Delta red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni) is a critically endangered species of colobus monkey endemic to the western part of the Niger Delta. It is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.

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  2. ^ Williamson, Kay (November 2002). "Charles Bruce Powell 1943-1998". Crustaceana. 75 (10): 1275–1278. doi:10.1163/156854002321518207. JSTOR 20105513. Retrieved 29 April 2023.