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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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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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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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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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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