Mangaben
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 .