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The Semliki red colobus (''Piliocolobus semlikiensis'') is a type 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 from central Africa. Historically it has been treated as a subspecies of the
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 ...
(''P. foai'') but more recent taxonomies generally treat it as a separate species. The Semliki red colobus lives in
ironwood Ironwood is a common name for many woods or plants that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is heavier than water (approximately 1000 kg/m3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in E ...
forest in the portion of the northeastern
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 ...
between the
Semliki River Semliki River is a major river, long, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda in Central and East Africa. It flows north from Lake Edward in Beni Territory, Nord-Kivu, D.R.C avoiding the Rwenzori Mountains on its Right (East), emp ...
valley and the
Ruwenzori Mountains The Ruwenzori, also spelled Rwenzori and Rwenjura, are a range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest peak of the Ruwenzori reaches , and the range' ...
. It may also live in a small area of
Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q22675260 Piliocolobus Primates of Africa Mammals described in 1991 Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo