Colobinae

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Colobinae is a subfamily of Old World monkeys, commonly known as leaf monkeys or colobines, that are specialized for a folivorous diet and include genera such as colobus, langurs, and the proboscis monkey.

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Label Occurrences
Colobinae canonical 9

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf primate subfamily
taxon
class Mammalia
commonName colobines
leaf monkeys
conservationStatusTrend many species threatened or endangered due to habitat loss and hunting
diet folivorous
family Cercopithecidae
hasDistinctiveFeature complex multi-chambered stomach for foregut fermentation
high-cusped molar teeth adapted for leaf chewing
long tail in most species
reduced or absent cheek pouches
slender body form in many species
includesGenus Colobus
Nasalis
Odd-nosed monkeys
Piliocolobus
Presbytis
Procolobus
Presbytis
surface form: Pygathrix

Rhinopithecus
Semnopithecus
Simias
Trachypithecus
infraorder Simiiformes
kingdom Animalia
locomotionType arboreal
nativeTo Africa
Asia
notableSpecies Colobus
surface form: black-and-white colobus

dusky leaf monkey
gray langur
proboscis monkey
red colobus
order Primates
parentTaxon Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae
surface form: Old World monkeys
parvorder Catarrhini
phylum Chordata
reproduction single offspring per birth is typical
socialStructure group-living
suborder Haplorhini
taxonRank subfamily
typicalFood leaves
seeds
unripe fruits
young leaves
typicalHabitat montane forests
subtropical forests
tropical forests

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Description of subject: Colobinae is a subfamily of Old World monkeys, commonly known as leaf monkeys or colobines, that are specialized for a folivorous diet and include genera such as colobus, langurs, and the proboscis monkey.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

proboscis monkey subfamily Colobinae
Thomas’s leaf monkey subfamily Colobinae
subject surface form: Thomas's leaf monkey
golden langur subfamily Colobinae
Catarrhini includes Colobinae
Cercopithecidae subfamily Colobinae
Hanuman langur subfamily Colobinae
Nasalis larvatus subfamily Colobinae
Nasalis parentTaxon Colobinae
Nasalis subfamily Colobinae