Cercopithecus campbelli

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	CERCOPITHECIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cercopithecus campbelli

Species Authority:

Waterhouse, 1838

Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:

See Cercopithecus campbelli ssp. campbelli

See Cercopithecus campbelli ssp. lowei

Common Name/s:

English	–	Campbell's Monkey, Campbell's Guenon, Lowe's Monkey
French	–	Cercopithèque De Campbell

Taxonomic Notes:

Grubb et al. (2003) retain two subspecies: C. c. campbelli and C. c. lowei. Kingdon (2001) and Groves (2001, 2005) separated Cercopithecus lowei and C. campbelli as separate species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Oates, J.F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C.P.

Reviewer/s:

Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its widespread distribution and ability to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. It is hunted, but is not thought to be declining at a rate that would warrant listing in a threatened category.

History:

2000	–	Lower Risk/least concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from The Gambia and Senegal, just north of the Casamance River, through West Africa to the River Volta. There are two subspecies: C. c. campbelli ranges from The Gambia in the west to the River Cavally, on the Liberia-Côte d'Ivoire border, while C. c. lowei is found from the River Cavally (Côte d'Ivoire) in the west to the River Volta, Ghana in the east. The former subspecies is also known from the island of Caravela in the Bijagos Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau (Gippoliti and Dell'Omo 2003).
Countries:	Native: Côte d'Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Senegal; Sierra Leone
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is widespread and common in some areas.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in a wide variety of tropical forests including lowland forest, gallery forest, mangroves, and woody savanna. Both subspecies occur in secondary forest and subsistence agriculture and farmbush.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species has been impacted by habitat loss through deforestation, and bushmeat. However, it often thrives in disturbed habitats, and remains common in many parts of its range.

Major Threat(s):

This species has been impacted by habitat loss through deforestation, and bushmeat. However, it often thrives in disturbed habitats, and remains common in many parts of its range.

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. This species is known to occur in most of the protected areas within its geographic range.

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. This species is known to occur in most of the protected areas within its geographic range.

Citation:	Oates, J.F., Gippoliti, S. & Groves, C.P. 2008. Cercopithecus campbelli. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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