Allochrocebus preussi

(Matschie, 1898)

Preuss's Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Cercopithecini
Genus : Allochrocebus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Matschie, P. 1898. Herr Matschie sprach über einige anscheinend noch nicht beschriebene Säugethiere aus Afrika. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1898:75-81.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790818

Original name as described

Cercopithecus preussi

Other common names

Black Monkey · Preuss's Guenon · Bioko Preuss's Monkey · Cameroon Preuss's Monkey

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Cameroon, Victoria.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea

Taxonomy notes

moved from Cercopithecus to Allochrocebus

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. (2006). Taxonomy and biogeography of the primates of western Uganda. Primates of Western Uganda, 3-20.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000561

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cercopithecus preussi

(Matschie, 1898)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

preussi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790818

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
  2. Eisentraut (1963:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Groves (1993:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
  6. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  7. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus crossi

(Forbes, 1905)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

crossi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

630

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28753957

Authority publication

Nature

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus preussi insularis

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3119200c-5c72-41ec-8d5f-e7a6dc731323 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9f62e3b4-97bc-4036-90ac-acc27a3d9476

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094612

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10051)
  2. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lasiopyga preussi insularis

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

lxi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602355

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:lxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Lasiopyga preussi

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

preussi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

lxi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602355

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:lxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Cercopithecus preussi preussi

(Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

preussi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1332

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Allochrocebus preussi insularis

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

675

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Allochrocebus preussi

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

preussi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

675

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4227/161178708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Allochrocebus preussi preussi

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

preussi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

675

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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