Mantled guereza
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| phylum | Chordata | The mantled guereza, also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is native to much of west central and east Africa. 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.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Primates | |
| family | Cercopithecidae | |
| genus | Colobus | |
| species | C. guereza |
