Lophocebus albigena

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Gray-cheeked Mangabey

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1850-06. Description of a new species of monkey, recently living in the Society's menagerie. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850:77-78.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278573

Original name as described

Presbytis albigena

Other common names

Cloaked Mangabey · White-cheeked Mangabey

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1851.1.19.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8ed7eb12-e6a2-4c64-bf14-390f8b627495 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/982e3abc-36a2-4cfb-8c33-207c542f3146

Type locality

Democratic Republic of Congo, Mayombe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Gabon · Equatorial Guinea · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. johnstoni, L. osmani, L. ugandae; some authorities continue to recognize L. johnstoni, L. osmani, L. ugandae as subspecies, but they are tentatively retained as distinct species here pending further research

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. (2007). The endemic Uganda mangabey, Lophocebus ugandae, and other members of the albigena-group (Lophocebus). Primate Conservation, 22(1), 123-128. · Maisels, F., Hart, J. & Laudisoit, A. 2020. Lophocebus aterrimus (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T12310A166607638. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T12310A166607638.en. Downloaded on 15 August 2020.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000601

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.

Presbytis albigena

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albigena

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1851.1.19.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8ed7eb12-e6a2-4c64-bf14-390f8b627495 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/982e3abc-36a2-4cfb-8c33-207c542f3146

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278573

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Cercocebus (Leptocebus) albigena weynsi

(Matschie, 1913)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

weynsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 108

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11316573

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

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

Cercocebus albigena

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albigena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835380

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Lophocebus albigena

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albigena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12309/166607033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lophocebus albigena albigena

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albigena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cercocebus albigena zenkeri

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

zenkeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

456

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615915

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

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