CRCritically Endangered
Pennant's Red Colobus
Piliocolobus pennantii
Declining
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennant's_colobus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Forest· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowland· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist montane· majorWetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens· majorMarine neritic· major
Conservation measures underway
Site/area protectionSite/area managementSpecies managementSpecies recoveryAwareness & communicationsLegislationCompliance and enforcement
Other threatened species in CERCOPITHECIDAE
Threatened in Equatorial Guinea
Frequently asked questions
Why is Pennant's Red Colobus classified as Critically Endangered?
Pennant's Red Colobus is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Pennant's Red Colobus live?
Pennant's Red Colobus occurs in Equatorial Guinea. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Pennant's Red Colobus?
The main threats to Pennant's Red Colobus are 1.1, 4.1, 5.1, and 5.3. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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