Colobus guereza Rüppell, 1835 . Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehörig. Säugeth., p. 1.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ethiopia, Gojjam and Rulla .

DISTRIBUTION: Nigeria to Ethiopia; Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: abyssinicus, Oken (unavailable); albocaudatus, brachychaites, caudatus, dianae, dodingae, elgonis, escherichi, gallarum, ituricus, kikuyuensis, laticeps, managaschae, matschiei, occidentalis, poliurus, percivali, roosevelti, ruppelli, rutschiricus, terrestris, thikae, uellensis .