Black crested mangabey
| Black-crested mangabey[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Lophocebus |
| Species: | L. aterrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocebus aterrimus (Oudemans, 1890) | |
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| Black crested mangabey range | |
The black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 160. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Hart, J., Groves, C. P. & Ehardt, C. (2008). Lophocebus aterrimus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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