what is thIS PRIMATE'S common name?
SANJE MANGABEY
also known as Sanje River mangabeys and Sanje crested mangabeys What is the scientific name?
Cercocebus sanjei WHAT KIND OF PRIMATE IS THIS?
MONKEY Where do they live?
New world or old world?
OLD WORLD fascinating facts
What threatens their future?
Sanje mangabey populations are decreasing. Most recent available population estimates range from 2,800 to 3,500 animals. But researchers caution that more a precise census is needed to accurately determine the species’s total population. Habitat loss, due to deforestation, is a major threat to the species’s survival. Timber and charcoal production have destroyed pristine habitat. Poaching is a serious threat to the Sanje mangabey population residing within Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, where they are hunted and slaughtered for bushmeat. Locals, for whom poaching is a dubious livelihood, occasionally use dogs to hunt the monkeys; more typically, they use snares. Sometimes, the mangabeys are caught in snares that have been set to capture other species. WHAT IS their CONSERVATION STATUS?
ENDANGERED
What Does this Conservation Status mean?
Endangered (EN) – High risk of extinction in the wild
Any species categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable is considered by conservation scientists to be a threatened species LEARN MORE ABOUT Sanje Mangabeys
Go to the Sanje mangabey Primate Species Profiles page are Sanje mangabeys good pets?
NO
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Common names are not officially defined. They are based on everyday conversational language and may differ by country, region, profession, community, or other factors. As a result, it is not unusual for a species to have multiple common names. Scientific names, on the other hand, are standardized and constant. They are Latinized and rule-bound by a formal naming system called binominal nomenclature. Scientific names prevent misidentification. They typically only change if a species is officially redesignated. x
The biological order of Primates is divided into these classifications:
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New World monkeys are native to Central and South America.
Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia. x
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