Moustached guenon
The moustached guenon or moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[2]
Moustached guenon[1] | |
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At the Tierpark Hellabrunn | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Cercopithecus |
Species: | C. cephus |
Binomial name | |
Cercopithecus cephus | |
Moustached guenon range | |
Synonyms | |
Simia cephus Linnaeus, 1758 |
References
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- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Oates, J. F.; Gippoliti, S. & Bearder, S. (2008). "Cercopithecus cephus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T4214A10664683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4214A10664683.en.
- Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema naturæ. Regnum animale (10th ed.). p. 27. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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