Cercopithecus mitis ssp. albotorquatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA PRIMATES CERCOPITHECIDAE

Scientific Name: Cercopithecus mitis ssp. albotorquatus
Infra-specific Authority: de Pousargues, 1896
Common Name/s:
English Pousargues’s White-collared Monkey, Pousargues's Sykes's Monkey, Pousargues's White Collared Monkey, Somalia Sykes Monkey, Tana River Monkey, Tana River Sykes Monkey, Zammarano's White-throated Guenon
Synonym/s:
Cercopithecus albogularis ssp. albotorquatus de Pousargues, 1896
Cercopithecus albogularis ssp. zammaranoi de Beaux, 1924
Cercopithecus mitis ssp. phylax Schwarz, 1927
Cercopithecus mitis ssp. zammaranoi de Beaux, 1924

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y.
Evaluator/s: Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable as C. m. albotorquatus has an extent of occurrence of <20,000 km², which is severely fragmented and experiencing continuing decline due to habitat loss and degradation as a result of forest clearance for agriculture.
History:
2000 Data Deficient (Hilton-Taylor 2000)
1996 Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. 2008. Cercopithecus mitis ssp. albotorquatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2009.
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