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Mantled guereza size: How big do they get?

How big does a Mantled guereza get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) reaches an average size of 62.5 cm (2′ 1″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 24.5 years, they grow from 445 grams (0.98 lbs) to 9.96 kg (21.96 lbs). A Mantled guereza has 1 babies at once. The Mantled guereza (genus: Colobus) is a member of the family Cercopithecidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Mantled guereza is (2' 1

The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Chad. The species consists of several subspecies that differ in appearance. It has a distinctive appearance, which is alluded to in its name; the long white fringes of hair the run along each side of its black trunk are known as a mantle. Its face is framed with white hair and it has a large white tail tuft.The mantled guereza is diurnal and arboreal, found in both deciduous and evergreen forests. It is an adaptable species that can cope with habitat disturbance and prefers secondary forest close to rivers or lakes. Although previously thought only to eat leaves, it also eats seeds, fruits, and arthropods. It is able to digest plant material with a high fibre content with its specialised stomach and may only eat from a few plant species at a time. It is preyed on by birds of prey and some mammals, such as the common chimpanzee and the leopard.The mantled guereza lives in social groups of three to fifteen individuals. These groups normally include a dominant male, several females, and the offspring of the females. It has a polygynous mating system and copulation is initiated with vocal communication. After a gestation period of just over five months, infants are born with pink skin and white fur, which darkens to the adult coloration by three to four months. The mantled guereza is well known for its dawn chorus, the males’ “roar” is a method of long distance communication that reinforces territorial boundaries. It also makes other vocalization and uses body postures, movements, and facial expressions to communicate.The mantled guereza is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because it is widespread – although it is locally threatened in some areas, the decline is not great enough to list it in a higher category of threat. However, one subspecies found in Kenya is listed as Endangered. It can survive well in degraded forests and in some areas it is more common in logged areas than unlogged ones. The mantled guereza is also threatened by hunting for bushmeat and for its skin.

Animals of the same family as a Mantled guereza

We found other animals of the Cercopithecidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Mantled guereza

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mantled guereza:

Animals with the same litter size as a Mantled guereza

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Mantled guereza:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Mantled guereza

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Mantled guereza:

Animals with the same weight as a Mantled guereza

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Colobus guereza: