the ugandan red colobus has a rust-red cap with a dark grey to black face, although infants are born with completely black faces. there is more variation amongst the coat colours of the ugandan red colobus with back colour ranging from black to dark grey through to a reddish brown. the sides of the body and the arms and legs are a light grey. they have very long dark to light brown tails which they rely on for balancing when climbing and leaping through the canopy. the ugandan red colobus has dark grey to black hands and feet and their feet are very long which helps them leap large distances