Olive colobus

Description

Procolobus verus is a small-bodied mammal with an average body weight of 4.6 kilograms for males and 4.1 kilograms for females.The olive colobus are greenish-brown in color with the hairs transitioning from greenish-yellow at the root,and becoming darker towards the tip.The under side of the olive colobus is lighter in color and the hairs found on the face are stiff and dark.Their coloration allows them to stay camouflaged within the trees reducing the risk of predation.These monkeys have a unique feature in that their thumb is severely reduced on their forefeet,while the hind feet retain five digits.The feet of the olive colobus are also abnormally large compared to other African colobine species.