Primates

Ruwenzori Black and White Colobus

Habitat: Primary and gallery forest Range; Both side of Western Rift, Semeriki Valley and Ruwenzori Mountains In Uganda; Around Ruwenzori mountains Food; They prefer the tender young leaves on the top of the trees. Threats to survival; Hunting for it’s beautiful far Habitat loss Threatened Level; ★★★★★

Habitat:

Primary and gallery forest

Range;

Both side of Western Rift, Semeriki Valley and Ruwenzori Mountains

In Uganda;

Around Ruwenzori moutnains

Food;

They prefer the tender young leaves on the top of the trees.

Threats to survival;

Hunting for it’s beautiful far

Habitat loss

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Red-tailed Monkey

Habitat: Found in tropical rain forest, swamp forests, secondary forests and other woodlands Range; From the Central African Republic eastwards through Kenya and southern Angora and Zambia In Uganda; Kalinzu FR Mabira FR Kibale NP   etc Food; Fruits, plants leaves and barks, insects etc Threats to survival; Habitat loss by deforestation or hunting Threatened Level; […]

Habitat:

Found in tropical rain forest, swamp forests, secondary forests and other woodlands

Range;

From the Central African Republic eastwards through Kenya and southern Angora and Zambia

In Uganda;

Kalinzu FR

Mabira FR

Kibale NP   etc

Food;

Fruits, plants leaves and barks, insects etc

Threats to survival;

Habitat loss by deforestation or hunting

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Patas Monkey

Local Name Lwo :             AYOM Lugbara :      OKONDO Habitat: They live mainly in dry savannah and rocky areas Range; North of equatorial forest and south of the Sahara from Senegal to Kenya In Uganda; Northern and Eastern Uganda Food; Wide varieties of plants, seeds, new shoots, acacia gums fruits, and plants leaves buds. Invertebrates, insects, […]

Local Name

Lwo :             AYOM

Lugbara :      OKONDO

Habitat:

They live mainly in dry savannah and rocky areas

Range;

North of equatorial forest and south of the Sahara from Senegal to Kenya

In Uganda;

Northern and Eastern Uganda

Food;

Wide varieties of plants, seeds, new shoots, acacia gums fruits, and plants leaves buds. Invertebrates, insects, lizards, bird eggs..

Threats to survival;

Hunted for bush meat or and as pest

Habitat loss

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Baboon / Olive Baboon

Local Name Lugisu :         INGUKYE Lwo :             BIM Lunyankole : ENKOBE Lugbara:       OJIATAA Lutoro/Lunyoro: ENKOBE Habitat: They associate in many different Savannas, semi desert, grasslands, forest edge up to 3,000m Range; Wide distributed from Mauritania to Tanzania In Uganda; Widely in Uganda. Food; Omnivorous The eat fruits, leaves, grass, flowers, mushrooms, fungi, invertebrate and small […]

Local Name

Lugisu :         INGUKYE

Lwo :             BIM

Lunyankole : ENKOBE

Lugbara:       OJIATAA

Lutoro/Lunyoro: ENKOBE

Habitat:

They associate in many different Savannas, semi desert, grasslands, forest edge up to 3,000m

Range;

Wide distributed from Mauritania to Tanzania

In Uganda;

Widely in Uganda.

Food;

Omnivorous

The eat fruits, leaves, grass, flowers, mushrooms, fungi, invertebrate and small vertebrates.

Threats to survival;

Habitat loss

Harvesting as pest

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Chimpanzee

Habitat: Habitat: Forest In West and Central-¡¡Equatorial forest to East Africa In Uganda Kibale Forest NP, Karinze FR Food; Omnivorous. They eat nuts, Fruits and insects like termite They may hunt small antelopes and although Colobus family Threats to survival; Hunting for BUSH MEAT, Destruction of forests.

Habitat:
Habitat: Forest
In West and Central-¡¡Equatorial forest to East Africa
In Uganda
Kibale Forest NP,
Karinze FR

Food;
Omnivorous. They eat nuts, Fruits and insects like termite They may hunt small antelopes and although Colobus family
Threats to survival;
Hunting for BUSH MEAT, Destruction of forest

Threatened Level;
   

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About Them in UWEC
All of them with the exception of one born are Orphans, confiscated from Poaching