Chlorocebus cynosuros

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	CERCOPITHECIDAE

Scientific Name:

Chlorocebus cynosuros

Species Authority:

(Scopoli, 1786)

Common Name/s:

English

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Malbrouck Monkey

Synonym/s:

Cercopithecus cynosurus (Scopoli, 1786)

Taxonomic Notes:

Grubb et al. (2003) treated this form as a subspecies of C. aethiops, but it is here regarded as a distinct species following Groves (2001, 2005). Following Groves (2005) and Groves and Kingdon (in press), the species is included in the genus Chlorocebus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s	Butynski, T.M.
Evaluator/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide range, and because there are no major threats believed to be resulting in any major population declines.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Ranges from southern Democratic Republic of the Congo southwards to northern Namibia and to the Luangwa Valley, Zambia, west of the Luangwa River.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is presumably reasonably common as much of the area where this species occurs has a low human population density.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is present in savanna, open woodland, and forest-grassland mosaic, especially close to rivers. It is an extremely adaptable species that can live in both rural and urban environments.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known major threats.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES and on Class B of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. It is present in several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES and on Class B of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. It is present in several protected areas.

Citation:	Butynski, T.M. 2008. Chlorocebus cynosuros. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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