Cercopithecus mitis ssp. kandti

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	CERCOPITHECIDAE

Scientific Name:	Cercopithecus mitis ssp. kandti
Infra-specific Authority:	Matschie, 1905
Common Name/s: English – Golden Monkey, Golden Guenon
Taxonomic Notes:	Groves (2005) considers Cercopithecus kandti a distinct species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Butynski, T.M.
Reviewer/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: C. m. kandti has a small distribution range (the extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km² at most) and is found only in the Virunga volcanoes and Nyungwe Forest Reserve from 2,500 to 3,550 m mostly in bamboo and bamboo forest mix. The Nyungwe subpopulation is very small. There is a small amount of ongoing habitat loss and degradation, despite the areas being protected.
History:	2000 – Endangered 1996 – Endangered

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Population [top]

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

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.