Niger Delta red colobus

Niger Delta red colobus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Piliocolobus
Species:
P. epieni
Binomial name
Piliocolobus epieni
(Grubb & Powell, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Procolobus badius epieni
  • Procolobus pennantii epieni

The Niger Delta red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni) is a critically endangered species of colobus monkey endemic to the western part of the Niger Delta. It is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.