Johnston's mangabey
Johnston's mangabey (Lophocebus johnstoni) is a species of crested mangabey in the family Cercopithecidae. It had been considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey (L. albigena),[1] but was elevated to species Level in 2007, alongside Osman Hill's mangabey (L. osmani) and the Uganda mangabey (L. ugandae).[3]
| Johnston's mangabey[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Lophocebus |
| Species: | L. johnstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocebus johnstoni Lydekker, 1900 | |
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. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Maisels, F. (2020). "Lophocebus aterrimus ssp. johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T92248915A92248927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T92248915A92248927.en. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- Groves, C.P (2007). "The Endemic Uganda Mangabey, Lophocebus ugandae, and Other Members of the albigena-Group (Lophocebus)". Primate Conservation. 22: 123–128. doi:10.1896/052.022.0112.
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