Cercopithecus mitis ssp. labiatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
CERCOPITHECIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cercopithecus mitis ssp. labiatus |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
I. Geoffroy, 1842 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Samango, Samango Monkey, White-lipped Guenon |
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| Synonym/s: |
Cercopithecus mitis ssp. samango Wahlberg in Sundevall, 1845
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
A2c
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
Lawes, M.J. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
Justification:
Endemic to South Africa. C. m. labiatus is found in discrete forest areas with no dispersal between subpopulations. It is listed as Vulnerable on the basis of a past decline exceeding 30% over the past 27 years, mainly as suitable habitat has been lost throughout the subspecies' highly fragmented range due to past logging practices, and current forestry plantations.
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| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 2003)
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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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