Red-eared guenon
| Red-eared guenon[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Cercopithecus |
| Species: | C. erythrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838 | |
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| Red-eared Guenon range | |
The red-eared guenon, red-eared monkey, or russet-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss,[2] illegal bushmeat hunting and pet trade.
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. 156. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Oates, J. F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C. P. (2008). Cercopithecus erythrotis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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