Colobus Illiger 1811 (monkey)
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Colobinae according to M. Osterholz et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Dolichopithecus, Mesopithecus, Nasalis, Presbytis, Procolobus, Pygathrix, Rhinopithecus, Semnopithecus, Simias, Trachypithecus
Subtaxa: Colobus angolensis, Colobus guereza, Colobus polykomos, Colobus satanas
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore