Black-and-white colobus Monkeys are Old World monkeys of the genus Colob s, native to Africa. Black-and-white colobus Monkeys are Old World monkeys of the genus Colob s, native to Africa. The Black-and-white colobus Monkeys also has a scientific name known as the mantled quereza. The mantled guereza has many alternative common names including the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, the magistrate colobus , or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus . The name "mantled" refers to its mantle, the long silky white fringes of hair that run along its body and "guereza" is the native name of the monkey in Ethiopia . The scientific name Colobus derives from Greek kolobus meaning "mutilated" which refers to its lack of thumbs. There are five species of this monkey, and at least eight subspecies: They are generally found in high-density forests where they forage on leaves, flowers and fruit. The colobus is the most arboreal of ...
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