Theropithecus gelada ssp. gelada

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Primates	Cercopithecidae

Scientific Name:

Theropithecus gelada ssp. gelada (Rüppell, 1835)

Parent Species:

See Theropithecus gelada

Common Name(s):

English

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Northern Gelada

Taxonomic Source(s):

Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B. and Wilson D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3 Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-06-30
Assessor(s):	Gippoliti, S.
Reviewer(s):	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: This subspecies, the form in the Simien Mountains National Park, has an extent of occurrence of approx 15,000 km²; the habitat is fragmented, and there is ongoing decline in its area and quality mainly as a result of expanding agriculture.

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Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	Yes

Use and Trade:	This species was formerly exploited but this has apparently now stopped.

Use and Trade:

This species was formerly exploited but this has apparently now stopped.

Citation:	Gippoliti, S. 2008. Theropithecus gelada ssp. gelada. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T136849A4346820. . Downloaded on 22 April 2018.
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