Angola Colobus - Angola Colobus

Japanese: アンゴラコロブス - あんごらころぶす
Angola Colobus - Angola Colobus

...Head and body length is about 70 cm, tail length is about 80 cm, and weight is about 11 kg. There are many variations, but they are classified into four lineages: the Gereza (also known as the Abyssinian colobus) C. p . abyssinicus , which is found in the forests from Ethiopia to the northern part of Central Africa, the Angola colobus C. p . angolensis , which is found in the forests to the south, the Western colobus C. p . polykomos in West Africa, and the all-black black colobus C. p . satanas , which lives in Gabon and Cameroon. Of these, the Gereza is particularly beautiful with a lot of white hair, and in Egypt it is considered a messenger of the gods. ...

From [Colobus Monkey]

...The black and white colobus C. polykomos (illustration) has a head and body length of about 70 cm and weighs about 11 kg, and is found widely in the tropical rainforests and mountain forests of Africa. It is further divided into the Abyssinian colobus (also called the guereza) C. p . abyssinicus , whose white cheek and shoulder hairs create a beautiful contrast with its black body hair, the Angolan colobus C. p . angolensis , the Western colobus C. p . polykomos , and the black colobus C. p . satanas , whose entire body is black, but the first three show the most regional variations. The fur of babies is pure white, and turns black as they grow up. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Angola colobus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…頭胴長約70cm,尾長約80cm,体重約11kg。数多くの変異があるが,エチオピアから中央アフリカの森林地帯北部にかけて分布するゲレザ(別名アビシニアコロブス)C.p.abyssinicus,その南部の森林地帯に分布するアンゴラコロブスC.p.angolensis,西アフリカのウェスタンコロブスC.p.polykomos,ガボン,カメルーンにすむ全身真っ黒なクロコロブスC.p.satanasの4系統に分類される。このうちゲレザは白い毛が多くてとくに美しく,エジプトでは神の使いとされている。…

【コロブスモンキー】より

…クロシロコロブスC.polykomos(イラスト)は,頭胴長約70cm,体重約11kg,アフリカの熱帯降雨林,山地林に広く生息する。これはさらに白いほお毛や肩毛が黒い体毛と美しいコントラストをなすアビシニアコロブス(ゲレザともいう)C.p.abyssinicusとアンゴラコロブスC.p.angolensis,ウェスタンコロブスC.p.polykomosおよび全身真っ黒なクロコロブスC.p.satanasに大別されるが,前3者はその中でも地域変異が多い。赤ん坊の体毛は純白で,成長すると黒くなる。…

※「アンゴラコロブス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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