Cercopithecus mitis ssp. zammaronoi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
CERCOPITHECIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cercopithecus mitis ssp. zammaronoi |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
De Beaux, 1924 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Zammarano’s Monkey |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
This taxon is treated by Grubb et al. (2003) as a synonym of C. m. albotorquatus, but is here retained as a separate subspecies following Groves (2005) and Gippoliti (2006). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
C2a(i)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Gippoliti, S. & Kingdon, J. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
Justification:
A gallery forest subspecies recorded from the Jubba and Webi-Shebeli Rivers in southern Somalia. The population has been estimated by Gippoliti (2006) at perhaps not more than 200-500 individuals, assuming an average density of one animal per hectare within its range, and declining. However, there is very little in the way of firsthand information from its range on actual population status. Nonetheless, best available evidence suggests the taxon should be listed as Critically Endangered based on estimated small population size, continuing decline, and the likelihood that no subpopulation numbers more than 50 mature individuals.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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Bibliography
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Gippoliti, S. 2006. Zammarao's monkey Cercopithecus mitis zammaranoi De beaux, 1923: The forgotten monkey of Somalia. African Primates 6((1&2)): 26-32.
Groves, C. P. 2005. Order Primates. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 111-184. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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