Cercopithecus lomamiensis

J. A. Hart, Detwiler, C. C. Gilbert, A. S. Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, T. B. Hart, Vosper, Sargis, & Tosi, 2012

Lesula

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 : Cercopithecus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Hart, J.A., Detwiler, K.M., Gilbert, C.C., Burrell, A.S., Fuller, J.L., Emetshu, M., Hart, T.B., Vosper, A., Sargis, E.J. and Tosi, A.J. 2012-09-12. Lesula: A new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo's central basin. PLoS ONE 7(9):e44271.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044271

Original name as described

Cercopithecus lomamiensis

Other common names

Lesula Monkey · Lesula Guenon

Type material

YPM MAM 014080

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-MAM-014080

Type locality

West Bank of Lomami River (S 1.02237° to S 1.4280°, E 24.42368° to E 25.03843°), Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Hart, J. A., Detwiler, K. M., Gilbert, C. C., Burrell, A. S., Fuller, J. L., Emetshu, M., ... & Tosi, A. J. (2012). Lesula: a new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo's central basin. PloS one, 7(9), e44271.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000572

Country distribution map

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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 lomamiensis

J. A. Hart, Detwiler, C. C. Gilbert, A. S. Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, T. B. Hart, Vosper, Sargis, & Tosi, 2012

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

lomamiensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

YPM MAM 014080

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-MAM-014080

Authority page

4

Authority publication

PLoS ONE

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/92401376/92401776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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