MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Colobus guereza

Accepted taxon: Colobus guereza
Taxon:	Colobus guereza
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	PRIMATES \| HAPLORRHINI \| SIMIIFORMES \| Cercopithecoidea \| Cercopithecidae \| Colobinae \| Colobus
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Colobus guereza diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 18, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 9, EE (Ether Extract) 4. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Colobus guereza.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	58.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	33.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	8.33	Damuth, J…

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Colobus guereza.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore, Herbivore-Browser	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore, Herbivore	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Colobus guereza.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	16,498	-	-	Lundgren,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	5,000	-	18,000	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Colobus guereza.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	60	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	2	2	-	-	-	2,980	-	-	Genoud, M…
Femur maximum length (FML) The distance from the most superior point on the femoral head to the most inferior aspect of the medial condyle.	nan	mm	9	-	9	-	189	195	209	6	Powell, V…
Femur maximum length (FML) The distance from the most superior point on the femoral head to the most inferior aspect of the medial condyle.	nan	mm	8	-	-	8	187	201	220	10	Powell, V…
Femur maximum length (FML) The distance from the most superior point on the femoral head to the most inferior aspect of the medial condyle.	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	186	190	195	5	Powell, V…
Humerus maximum length (HML) The distance from the most superior point of the humeral head to the most distal point of the medial projection of the trochlea.	nan	mm	9	-	9	-	145	153	162	5	Powell, V…
Humerus maximum length (HML) The distance from the most superior point of the humeral head to the most distal point of the medial projection of the trochlea.	nan	mm	8	-	-	8	145	157	168	7	Powell, V…
Humerus maximum length (HML) The distance from the most superior point of the humeral head to the most distal point of the medial projection of the trochlea.	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	142	145	149	4	Powell, V…
Radius maximum length (RML) The distance between the most superior point on the radial head to the most distal point of the styloid process.	nan	mm	9	-	9	-	141	147	152	5	Powell, V…
Radius maximum length (RML) The distance between the most superior point on the radial head to the most distal point of the styloid process.	nan	mm	8	-	-	8	140	151	168	9	Powell, V…
Radius maximum length (RML) The distance between the most superior point on the radial head to the most distal point of the styloid process.	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	134	137	140	3	Powell, V…
Tibia maximum length (TML) The distance from most superior point of the intercondylar eminence to the most distal aspect of the medial malleolus.	nan	mm	9	-	9	-	172	177	184	4	Powell, V…
Tibia maximum length (TML) The distance from most superior point of the intercondylar eminence to the most distal aspect of the medial malleolus.	nan	mm	8	-	-	8	165	182	197	10	Powell, V…
Tibia maximum length (TML) The distance from most superior point of the intercondylar eminence to the most distal aspect of the medial malleolus.	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	168	169	171	2	Powell, V…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Colobus guereza.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Colobus guereza	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Clark,CJ, 2001, The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1, Biotropica	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Milton,K., 1976, Body weight, diet and home range area in primates, Nature	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Powell, V.C., Barr, W.A., Hammond, A.S. and Wood, B.A., 2024. Behavioral and phylogenetic correlates of limb length proportions in extant apes and monkeys: Implications for interpreting hominin fossils. Journal of Human Evolution, 190, p.103494.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colobus guereza	Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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