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Guereza

(Colobus guereza)

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Description

Colobus guereza is a species of mammal in the Cercopithecidae family,the Primates,a black-and-white colobus.This species was described by Rüppell in 1835.This monkey usually lives in Central Africa,with the basic black hair color,and white is the frame of the face and the long U-shaped "jacket" on the shoulders and back,outside of the hips and tail.So in some languages,this species is also known as "Monkey dressed" or "monkey jacket" (English: Mantled guereza;German: Mantelaffe ) or " black-and-white colobus eastern " ( eastern black-and-white colobus).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Primates
Family:Cercopithecidae
Genus:Colobus
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