NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Udzungwa Red Colobus
Piliocolobus gordonorum (Matschie, 1900)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Udzungwa Red Colobus monkey, photographed in Udzungwe NP
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Udzungwa red colobus (Piliocolobus gordonorum), also known as the Uzungwa red colobus or Iringa red colobus, is a species of the primate family Cercopithecidae that is endemic to riverine and montane forests in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania. It is classified as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.
Wikipedia contributors, Udzungwa red colobus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:44:38.989153+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Piliocolobus gordonorum (Matschie, 1900)
- Name authority
- (Matschie, 1900)
- Common name
- Udzungwa Red Colobus
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Piliocolobus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- superfamilyCercopithecoidea Gray, 1821
- familyCercopithecidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyColobinae Jerdon, 1867
- tribeColobini Jerdon, 1867
- genusPiliocolobus Rochebrune, 1877
- speciesPiliocolobus gordonorum (Matschie, 1900)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Piliocolobus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Guinea Red ColobusPiliocolobus badius (Kerr, 1792) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Central African Red ColobusPiliocolobus foai (de Pousargues, 1899) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zanzibar Red ColobusPiliocolobus kirkii (Gray, 1868) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lang's Red ColobusPiliocolobus langi (J. A. Allen, 1925) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ulindi River Red ColobusPiliocolobus lulindicus Matschie, 1914 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oustalet's Red ColobusPiliocolobus oustaleti (Trouessart, 1906) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Preuss's Red ColobusPiliocolobus preussi Matschie, 1900 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Semliki Red ColobusPiliocolobus semlikiensis (Colyn, 1991) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy Red ColobusPiliocolobus tephrosceles (Elliot, 1907) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thollon's Red ColobusPiliocolobus tholloni A. Milne-Edwards, 1886 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Miss Waldron's Red ColobusPiliocolobus waldronae (Hayman, 1936) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lomami Red ColobusPiliocolobus parmentieri (Colyn & Verheyen, 1987) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944234 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4HTQN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.