General Characteristics

Head to body Length : 46-71 cm (18-28 inches)

Tail Length : 51-101 cm (20-40 inches)

Height : 18- 27 inches

Weight : 7.6-14.5 kg (17-32 lbs )

Description : 

A Black and White Colobus monkey has a U-shaped mantle of long white fur that descends from its shoulders and around its back. White fur surrounds their black face.

Range - The Black and White Colobus lives in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Southwest Cameroon.

Habitat -  They live in tropical rainforest and Motaine forest.

Diet -They eat leaves.  

Status - Black and white Colobus monkeys are declining.

Reason for the status - This is because of hunting and deforestation.

What type of animal is it -   It is a  herbivore. 

Gestation : six months

Longevity : 20 years

Black and White Colobus Monkey at the San Diego Zoo, in California.