Population Status, Diurnal Activity Pattern, Feeding Ecology, and Habitat Association of Colobus Monkey (Colobus guereza) in Saja Forest, Kaffa Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Plant species and parts consumed by Colobus guereza and the percentage contribution of plants to the diet in Saja Forest.

Species	Family	Life forms	Parts consumed	% contribution
Acanthus sennii Chiov.	Acanthaceae	S	FL	0.2
Albizia gumifera	Fabaceae	T	YL, ML, B	0.9
Albizia schimperiana Oliv.	Fabaceae	T	YL, ML, B	6.8
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlkofer.	Sapindaceae	T	YL, ML	6.2
Bersema abyssinica Fresen	Melianthaceae	T	YL, B	6.4
Carissa edulis Wahl.	Apocynaceae	S	FR	1.7
Carissa spinarum L.	Apocynaceae	S	FR	0.2
Cordia africana Lam.	Boraginaceae	T	YL, ML, FR, FL	8
Dombeya torrida (J.F.Gmel.) P.Bamps.	Sterculiaceae	T	YL, ML, B	0.8
Dovyalis abyssinica (a. Rich.) Warb.	Flacourtiaceae	S	FR	0.2
Ekebergia capensis Sparm.	Meliaceae	T	YL, ML, FR	4.4
Ficus carica L.	Moraceae	T	YL, ML	0.8
Ficus ovata(Vahi).	Moraceae	T	YL	0.4
Ficus sur Forssk.	Moraceae	T	YL, ML, FR, FL	4.2
Ficus sycomorus L.	Moraceae	T	FR, YL	0.3
Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A. Rich.	Tiliaceae	T	FR	2.3
Hordeum vulgare L.	Poaceae	H	FL	0.3
Maytenus arbutifolia (A.Rich) Wilczek.	Celastraceae	S	YL, ML	2.2
Nuxia congesta R.Br.ex Fresen.	Loganiaceae	T	FL, B	0.3
Olea europaea subsp.cuspidata L.	Oleaceae	T	YL, ML, FR	3.1
Olinia rochetiana	Oliniaceae	T	YL, FL, FR	17
Opuntiaficus-indica (L.) Miller.	Cactacea	S	LE, FR	0.3
Prunus Africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman	Rosaceae	T	YL, ML, B, FL	7.3
Rumex nepalensis Spreng.	Polygonaceae	S	YL	0.2
Syzygium guineense (Wild.) Dc. Subsp	Myrtaceae	T	YL, ML, FR	9.8
Teclea nobilis Del.	Rutaceae	T	YL, ML, FR, B	15.7

YL: young leaves; ML: mature leaves; FL: flowers; FR: fruits; S: shoots; B: barks; S: shrubs; T: trees.