Colobinae
Sign in to saveThe Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while others split them into three groups. Both classifications put the three African genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus in one group; these genera are distinct in that they have stub thumbs, hence their family name, which comes from Ancient Greek κολοβός (kolobós), meaning "docked". The various Asian gene
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Die Schlank- und Stummelaffen (Colobinae) bilden eine Unterfamilie der Primatenfamilie der Meerkatzenverwandten (Cercopithecidae). Diese Unterfamilie wird in zwei Triben unterteilt: die Stummelaffen (Colobini) und die Schlankaffen (Presbytini). Insgesamt umfasst die Unterfamilie 10 Gattungen und rund 60 Arten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Verbreitung 2 Beschreibung und Lebensweise 3 Lebensweise 4 Nahrung 5 Fortpflanzung 6 Bedrohung 7 Systematik 8 Literatur 9 Einzelnachweise 10 Weblinks Verbreitung Die beiden Triben haben getrennte Verbreitungsgebiete. Während die Schlankaffen in Asien (Süd- und Südostasien sowie im südlichen China) leben, umfasst das Verbreitungsgebiet der Stummelaffen den Tropengürtel Afrikas. Beschreibung und Lebensweise Schlank- und Stummelaffen sind mittelgroße Primaten mit langem Schwanz (außer bei der Pageh-Stumpfnase). Ihr Fell kann unterschiedlichst gefärbt sein. Auffällig ist, dass bei fast allen Arten die Jungtiere sich in ihrer Färbung erheblich von den Erwachsenen unterscheiden. Bei den Stummelaffen ist der Daumen zurückgebildet. Lebensweise Es sind zumeist baumbewohnende Tiere, einige Arten finden sich mehr oder weniger häufig auf dem Erdboden. Man findet sie
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Research
917 papers- Differences in the gut microbiota between Cercopithecinae and Colobinae in captivity.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2020
- Terrestriality as reflected in the humerus of Mesopithecus delsoni (Cercopithecidae, Colobinae) from Hadjidimovo, Bulgaria.Journal of human evolution · 2023
- Sexual dimorphism in the snub-nosed langurs (Colobinae: Rhinopithecus).American journal of physical anthropology · 1995
- Understanding the convoluted evolutionary history of the capped-golden langur lineage (Cercopithecidae: Colobinae)†.Journal of genetics · 2021
- Comprehensive phylogenomic analysis reveals a novel cluster of simian endogenous retroviral sequences in Colobinae monkeys.American journal of primatology · 2018
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The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while others split them into three groups. Both classifications put the three African genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus in one group; these genera are distinct in that they have stub thumbs, hence their family name, which comes from Ancient Greek κολοβός (kolobós), meaning "docked". The various Asian genera are placed into another one or two groups. Analysis of mtDNA confirms the Asian species form two distinct groups, one of langurs and the other of the "odd-nosed" species, but are inconsistent as to the relationships of the gray langurs; some studies suggest that the gray langurs are not closely related to either of these groups, while others place them firmly within the langur group.
== Characteristics == thumb|250px|Colobines are mainly arboreal and [[folivorous primates. Adult Nilgiri Langur pictured.]]