Angola Colobus
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Angola Colobus

Colobus angolensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Selous Game Reserve
8 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Angola colobus (Colobus angolensis), Angolan black-and-white colobus, or Angolan colobus is a primate species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Angola Colobus sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow Baboon
LC

Yellow Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio cynocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

20–30% · Possible
Brown Greater Galago
LC

Brown Greater Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
2 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Angola Colobus in Selous Game Reserve?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Angola Colobus sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Angola Colobus in Selous Game Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Angola Colobus in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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