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Preferred term

Colobus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Colobus Monkey
  • Colobus Monkeys
  • Monkey, Colobus

Note

  • NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES

Scope note

  • A genus of Old World monkeys, subfamily COLOBINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, that inhabits the forests of Africa. It includes C. angolensis (Angolan colobus), C. guereza (Guereza or Eastern black-and-white colobus), C. polykomos (King colobus or Western black-and-white colobus), C. satanas (Black Colobus) and C. vellerosus.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under CERCOPITHECIDAE 1981-90; was see under MONKEYS 1975-80

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • Colobus
  • gueretsojen eläinsuku
  • gueretsojen suku
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003104

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