Mangaben

The collar specification is a representative of the Weißlid-Mangaben

The Uganda Mangabe is a representative of the Schwarzm Details

The Mangaben are a group of primates living in Africa from the family of the vervet monkeys (Cercopithecidae).

Recent studies have shown, however, that the Mangaben are not a systematic group, but are divided into three only superficially similar genera that are not particularly closely related.

• The white-eyed mangaben ( Cercocebus ) are ground-dwelling animals with predominantly brown or gray fur coloring. Their closest relatives are probably the cheek-furrow baboons, which is why they are also called mandrill mangabies. There are seven species in this genus:
  • Olive indication ( Cercocebus agilis )
  • Soot Specification ( C. atys )
  • Gold belly indication ( C. chrysogaster )
  • Tana or hood indication ( C. galeritus )
  • White-necked indication ( C. lunulatus )
  • Sanje mangabe ( C. sanjei )
  • Collar indication ( C. torquatus ), also called red head or red head indication

• The Schwarzm Details ( Lophocebus ) are tree-dwelling animals with blackish fur. This genus is more closely related to the baboons and is therefore also called baboon mangaben. There are six types:
  • Gray cheek indication ( Lophocebus albigena )
  • Uganda mangabe ( L. ugandae )
  • Osman Hill Mangabe ( L. osmani )
  • Johnston Mangabe ( L. johnstoni )
  • Schopfmgabe ( L. aterrimus )
  • Opdenbosch mangabe ( L. opdenboschi )

• The Kipunji monkey discovered in 2005 , also known as the Hochlandmdaten, was originally included in the Schwarzm specification, but is now classified in its own genus, Rungwecebus .

literature

• Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .