Mangabeys are an entirely African assemblage of cercopithecid monkeys, traditionally grouped together in the genus Cercocebus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
This division of the mangabeys has been mostly accepted by mammalogists, but not universally so (McKenna & Bell 1997 still treat all mangabeys as the single genus Cercocebus, for example). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
The western sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus), the western subspecies of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus EN), and the diana monkey (EN) are all in need of protection from this threat. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Guinean forests] Reference
In comparison crowned guenon (Cercopithecus pogonias EN), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes, EN), agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis), and gray-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) occur only on the right bank. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Congolian swamp forests] Reference
For example, the western and eastern subspecies of sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus atys, C.t. lunulatus) and of diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana diana, C.d. roloway) are separated by the Sassandra River. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Guinean forests] Reference
Three species of primates are endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains and Southern Rift, the Sanje mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei, EN), the Udzungwa red colobus (Procolobus gordonorum, VU) and the mountain dwarf galago (Galagoides orinus). From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane] Reference
Non-human primates are also diverse and include endemic subspecies of the Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana diana, EN), red colobus (Procolobus badius badius), lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista petaurista), and sooty mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus atys). From Wordnik.com. [Western Guinean lowland forests] Reference
Good observations were finally made of the Kipunji in December 2003, and it now turned out that a monkey population reported in 2001 from the Ndundulu Forest Reserve, misidentified as Sanje mangabeys Cercocebus sanjei (itself only discovered in 1979), were actually reports of the Kipunji. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
However, this ecoregion was divided from the Upper Guinea lowland forest ecoregion west of the Sassandra River, which forms a biogeograpic barrier for species and subspecies, including a large number of amphibians, as well as Colobus vellerosus, Cercopithecus (m.) lowei, and Cercocebus atys lunulatus. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Guinean forests] Reference
There are 11 species of monkey including anubis baboon Papio anubis, diana monkey Cercopithecus Diana (EN), green monkey Cercopithecus aethiops, mona monkey C. mona, lesser white-nosed monkey C. petaurista, white collared mangabey Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus, black and white colobus Colobus polykomos and chimpanzee Pan troglodytes (EN). From Wordnik.com. [Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire] Reference
Cercocebus atys lunulatus, (c) Procolobus verus, (d) and (e). From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Cercocebus atys, a money found in the Taï region of Côte-d'Ivoir. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
In comparison, Wolf's guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi), bonobo (Pan paniscus, EN), golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster), black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus), and dryad guenon (Cercopithecus dryas) occur only on the left bank of the Congo. From Wordnik.com. [Western Congolian swamp forests] Reference
Other near-endemic mammal species include the golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster), bonobo (Pan paniscus, EN), okapi (Okapia johnstoni), Allen's swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis), Angolan cusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei), Thollon's red colobus (Procolobus tholloni), and Wolf's monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi). From Wordnik.com. [Central Congolian lowland forests] Reference
For example, Angolan colobus (Colobus angolensis), Wolf's guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi), bonobo (Pan paniscus, EN), golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster), black mangabey (Lophocebus atterimus aterrimus), southern talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) and dryad guenon (Cercopithecus dryas) occur only on the left bank of the Congo. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Congolian swamp forests] Reference
I like Jonathan Kingdon’s use of the term ‘drill-mangabey’ for the terrestrial Cercocebus species, and of ‘baboon-mangabey’ for the arboreal Lophocebus species, and I’ll use them from hereon. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Consequently, it has been widely agreed that the two arboreal species should be split from Cercocebus and given their own genus, Lophocebus (originally coined by Palmer in 1903 to replace Semnocebus Gray, 1870. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Cercopithecus diana roloway) and the endangered Cercocebus atys lunulatus and Colobus vellerosus. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
For example, crowned guenon (Cercopithecus pogonias EN), moustached guenon (C. cephus), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes, EN), agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis), gray-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena albigenea), Guereza lowland colobus (Colobus guereza), potto (Perodicticus potto edwardsi), golden angwantibo (Arctcebus aureus), and western lowland gorilla occur only on the right bank of the Congo River. From Wordnik.com. [Western Congolian swamp forests] Reference
Thirteen primate species have been observed, the largest number known for an African forest, including red colobus Colobus badius, Angolan black and white colobus C. angolensis, Abyssinian black and white colobus C. guereza, red-tailed guenon Cercopithecus ascanius, blue monkey C. mitis, L'Hoest's guenon C. lhoesti, Dent's guenon C. pogonias denti, De Brazza's monkey C. neglectus, the rare owl-faced guenon C. hamlyni, greycheeked monkey Cercocebus albigena, crested mangabey C. galeritus, l'Houest's monkey C. l'houesti, anubis baboon Papio anubis and over 7,500 chimpanzee Pan troglodytes. From Wordnik.com. [Okapi Faunal Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo] Reference
Although the area is poorly studied, it is known to have a wide range of primate species including western lowland gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla (EN), greater white-nosed guenon Cercopithecus nictitans, moustached guenon C. cephus, crowned guenon C. pogonias, talapoin Miopithecus talapoin, red-capped mangabey Cercocebus torquatus (LR), white-cheeked mangabey C. albigena, agile mangabey C. galeritus (LR), drill Mandrillus leucophaeus (EN), mandrill Mandrillus sphinx (LR), potto Perodicticus potto, Demidorff's galago Galago demidovii, black and white colobus monkey Colobus angolensis and chimpanzee Pan troglodytes (EN). From Wordnik.com. [Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon] Reference
Mammals include: mona monkey Cercopithecus mona, white-nosed monkey C. nictitans and diana monkey C. diana, black and white colobus Colobus polykomos, red colobus C. badius and green colobus Procolobus verus (V), sooty mangabey Cercocebus torquatus, chimpanzee Pan troglodytes (V) of which there are 2,000-2,800 in Taï, giant pangolin Manis gigantea, tree pangolin M. tricuspis and long-tailed pangolin M. tetradactyla, golden cat Felis aurata, leopard Panthera pardus, elephant Loxodonta africana (V) which may now number only 100 individuals compared to some 1,800 in 1979, bushpig Potamochoerus porcus, giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni, pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis (V) (the only viable population remaining in the Côte d'Ivoire), water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus, bongo Tragelaphus euryceros, buffalo Syncerus caffer and an exceptional variety of forest duikers including Jentink's duiker Cephalophus jentinki (E), banded duiker or zebra antelope C. zebra, Ogilby's d. From Wordnik.com. [Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire] Reference
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