Taxonomy |
This
primate is treated by some under the genus Procolobus. (Butynski,
T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000) Whether Miss Waldron's red
colobus constituted a species or subspecies is an unsettled question among
scientist. |
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Comments |
Oates
et al. (2000) presented evidence that suggested Procolobus badius
waldronae was probably extinct because of hunting by humans. The
Primate Specialist Group agreed at the time that the available evidence
suggested that this taxon is probably extinct, but they argued that it
does not fulfil the IUCN criteria for extinction, which is: "there is
no reasonable doubt that its last individual has died." Since the
announcement by Oates et al. (2000) there have been reported sightings of
individuals of this taxon. (Butynski,
T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000)
However, it is not yet
rediscovered and it is possible that it has been gone meanwhile! This
website lists this primate as 'missing (possibly extinct)'. |
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Characteristics |
This
red-and-black monkey was brightly coloured, typically lived in groups of
20 of more, and called to each other frequently. |
|
Lifestyle |
This
monkey typically lived in groups of 20 or more, and called to each other
frequently. |
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Range
& Habitat |
This west-African red-and-black monkey was restricted to parts of Ghana
and Ivory Coast. The species had a limited distribution between two rivers
in both countries and it could only survive in high-canopy forest
(rainforest). |
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History
& Population |
The Miss Waldron's red colobus was first described by
scientists in 1936, based on eight specimens shot in 1933 by Willoughby P.
Lowe, a collector for British museums. It was named for one Miss F.
Waldron, who was described in various references as a travelling companion
of Mr. Lowe. (Revkin 2000)
The extinction of this monkey was not a surprise to
wildlife experts. The last confirmed sighting of a Miss Waldron's red
colobus monkey was in 1978 in the rainforest of Ghana. It was listed as
endangered in 1988. |
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