Lophocebus aterrimus

(Oudemans, 1890)

Black Crested 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

Zool. Garten, 31, 267

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55527977

Original name as described

Cercopithecus aterrimus

Other common names

Black Mangabey · Northern Black Mangabey · Southern Black Mangabey

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39108.a, RMNH.MAM.39108.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39108.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39108.b

Type locality

Congo-Zaire, Stanley Falls.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. opdenboschi; some authorities continue to recognize L. opdenboschi as a subspecies, but it is 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/1000602

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.

Cercocebus congicus

(P. L. Sclater, 1900)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 754

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

828

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30951919

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Cercopithecus aterrimus

(Oudemans, 1890)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aterrimus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39108.a, RMNH.MAM.39108.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39108.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39108.b

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55527977

Authority publication

Zoologische Garten (Jena)

Cercolophocebus coelognathus

(Matschie, 1914)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

coelognathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 112

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608412

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Semnocebus albigena rothschildi

(Lydekker, 1900)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

595

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3266803

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Cercocebus Hamlyni

(Pocock, 1906)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hamlyni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51222871

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cercocebus aterrimus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aterrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Lophocebus aterrimus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aterrimus

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 (2013:657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12310/166607638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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