Crested Mangabeys
Genus: Lophocebus
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: LEAST CONCERN
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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White-eyelid Mangabeys
Genus: Cercocebus
Golden-Bellied Mangabey (CERCOCEBUS CHRYSOGASTER)CONSERVATION STATUS: DATA DEFICIENT
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: NEAR THREATENED
The sooty mangabey, also known as the white-crowned or white-collared mangabey, is a mostly terrestrial monkey. Today, the species' range is restricted to the west coast of Africa in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the western Ivory Coast where these foraging...
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