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Mangabeys

The mangabey tribe, Papionini,
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includes 3 genera and at least 12 species
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Crested Mangabeys
Genus: Lophocebus

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Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)

CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
Black crested mangabeys are native to Central Africa, occupying Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south of the Congo River (previously known as the Zaire River). They are found in primary and secondary rainforests, gallery forests, and...
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GRAY-CHEEKED Mangabey (LOPHOCEBUS ALBIGENA)

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The gray-cheeked mangabey, also called the white-cheeked mangabey, is found in Central Africa, ranging from Nigeria, south to Angola, and east to Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The subspecies Lophocebus albigena albigena is found in Southern Cameroon...
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Rusty-Mantled Mangabey (LOPHOCEBUS ALBIGENA osmani)

CONSERVATION STATUS: DATA DEFICIENT
​The rusty-mantled mangabey, also called the Osman Hill’s mangabey, occupies a small range in Western Africa from the Cross River in southeastern Nigeria to the Batouri district of southeastern Cameroon. The rusty-mantled mangabey is a subspecies of...
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No photos of the rusty mantled mangabey are available. This is the gray-cheeked mangabey photos (Lophocebus albigena) of which the rusty-mantled mangabey is a subspecies.
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Ugandan Crested Mangabey (LOPHOCEBUS ALBIGENA ugandae)

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Ugandan crested mangabey is, as far as we know, Uganda’s only endemic primate. It occurs in a very fragmented population that has experienced drastic reduction in the last few years; this primate can be spotted from the northern shore of Lake Victoria to...
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Photo credit: Nik Borrow/Flickr/Creative Commons
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White-eyelid Mangabeys
Genus: Cercocebus

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Agile Mangabey (CERCOCEBUS agilis)

CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
​Agile mangabeys are Old World monkeys found north of the Congo River to Garamba and the Semliki River. They are present in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, northeast Gabon, northern Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Photo credit: Gregoire Dubois/Flickr/Creative Commons
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Golden-Bellied Mangabey (CERCOCEBUS CHRYSOGASTER)

CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Golden-bellied mangabeys are Old World monkeys endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo in equatorial Central Africa. Home for most individuals is the sedimentary Congo Basin. Prior to being classified as its own species, the golden-bellied mangabey...
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Red-capped Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The red-capped mangabey, also known as the collared mangabey or the white-collared mangabey, is native to western and Central Africa, occupying the Atlantic forest coastal regions of Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria...
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Sanje Mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei)

CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Sanje mangabeys, also known as Sanje River mangabeys and Sanje crested mangabeys, are Old World monkeys native to Tanzania, a sovereign state of eastern Africa. They occur only in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, residing on the eastern slopes at a... 
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©D. Ferandez and G. McCabe and used with permission
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Sooty Mangabey (Cercocebus atys)

CONSERVATION STATUS:VULNERABLE
The sooty mangabey, also known as the white-crowned or white-collared mangabey, is a mostly terrestrial Old World monkey. Endemic to Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, they have been eradicated from many regions...
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Tana River Mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus)

CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The Tana River mangabey, also known as the Tana River crested mangabey, is endemic to a small stretch of floodplain forests along the Tana River in Kenya. They occupy about 27 small (under 1,200 acre/5 km²) forests, many of which are fragmented, both...
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Photo © Julie Wieczkowski. Used with permission.
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      • 10 of the most well known primate species
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    • The Alphabet Soup of Conservation-Video and Introduction >
      • Alphabet Soup Activities
    • Your Evolutionary Family Tree-Start here >
      • Step 1: Observation
      • Step 2: Questions
      • Step 3: Background Research
      • Step 4: Hypothesis
      • Step 5: Experiment
      • Step 6: Analyze Data
      • Step 7: Conclusions
      • Step 8: Publish
      • Lab Notebook
    • Where Primates Live
    • Primates and Their Habitats Introduction >
      • Game 1: Monkey Match Up
      • Game 2: Concentration
      • Game 3: One Handed Solitaire
      • Game 4: Go Fish With a Twist
      • Activity 5: Whos in the Cards
    • Life in Tropical Rainforests Introduction >
      • Activity 1: Rainforest Matching Game
      • Activity 2: Living Between the Layers
      • Activity 3: Where in the World
      • Activity 4: Finding Fun Rainforest Facts
      • Activity 5: You Can Help Rainforests
  • Primates At-a-Glance
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