Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus

• Common Name: Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1936
• Monkey Size: 97 to 147 cm (38.19 to 57.87 in)
• Skin Color(s): Black
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Ghana, Ivory Coast

Miss Waldron’s red colobus^[1] (Piliocolobus waldronae) is endemic to West Africa.

• Black fur drapes most of Miss Waldron’s red colobus, but a distinctive pattern of bright red fur can be found on its thighs and forehead, setting it apart from conspecifics.
• It is an Old World monkey and stands around 1m (3 feet) tall with a small head for its build.

• Miss Waldron’s red colobus was discovered in December 1933 by Willoughby P. Lowe, a collector at the British Museum (Natural History).
• Lowe named it after another museum employee, Miss Fanny Waldron, a colleague on the expedition.
• High-canopy rainforests in Ghana and Ivory Coast serve as the exclusive habitat of Miss Waldron’s red colobus.
• The monkey generally forms large family groups of 20 or more individuals.
• It is a very vocal and social animal, often communicating with others with loud calls, screeches, and chattering.
• Their safety strategy depends on the use of the many eyes and ears of the group.