Central African red colobus is the traditional name for several species of

red colobus Red colobuses are Old World monkeys of the genus ''Piliocolobus''. It was formerly considered a subgenus within the genus '' Procolobus'', which is now restricted to the olive colobus. They are closely related to the black-and-white colobus monke ...

monkey that had formerly been considered a single species, ''Piliocolobus foai''. Central African red colobus monkeys are found in humid forests in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

and

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

. Species that have at times been included within the Central African red colobus include: * Foa's red colobus (''Piliocolobus foai'') * Lang's red colobus (''Piliocolobus langi'') *

Oustalet's red colobus Oustalet's red colobus (''Piliocolobus oustaleti'') is a species of red colobus monkey. It lives in various types of forest in southern South Sudan, southern Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Re ...

(''Piliocolobus oustaleti'') *

Lomami red colobus The Lomami red colobus (''Piliocolobus parmentieri'') is a type of red colobus monkey from central Africa. Historically it had been treated as a subspecies of the Central African red colobus, (''P. foai'') but more recent taxonomies generally tr ...

(''Piliocolobus parmentieri'') * Tana River red colobus (''Piliocolobus rufomitratus'') *

Semliki red colobus The Semliki red colobus (''Piliocolobus semlikiensis'') is a type of red colobus monkey from central Africa. Historically it has been treated as a subspecies of the Central African red colobus (''P. foai'') but more recent taxonomies generally t ...

(''Piliocolobus semlikiensis'') *

Ugandan red colobus The Ugandan red colobus (''Piliocolobus tephrosceles'') or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey, recognised as a distinct species since 2001. There is disagreement however over taxonomy with many considering the Uganda ...

(''Piliocolobus tephrosceles'') Central African red colobus monkeys are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to tropical central Africa, including the Republic of Congo, the southern part of the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the southern part of South Sudan. The southern limit of the range is the Congo River, the eastern limit is the

Aruwimi River The Aruwimi River is a tributary of the Congo River, located to the north and east of the Congo.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , Vol. Two The Aruwimi begins as the Ituri River, which rises near Lake ...

and the northern limit is the

savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...

h woodlands north of the

Uele River The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Course The Uele forms at Dungu, at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali rivers, which both originate ...

. They are found in lowland primary forest, particularly swampy areas, open woodland and gallery forest. They spend about seventy percent of their time in the canopy, and the rest of the time on the ground. They sometimes wade into water to collect aquatic bulbs.

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Central African red colobus Central African red colobus is the traditional name for several species of red colobus monkey that had formerly been considered a single species, ''Piliocolobus foai''. Central African red colobus monkeys are found in humid forests in the Democr ...

Fauna of Central Africa Mammals of the Republic of the Congo Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mammals of the Central African Republic Mammals of South Sudan Paraphyletic groups