Biology:Black crested mangabey

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Short description: Species of Old World monkey

Black-crested mangabey[1]
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Lophocebus
Species:
L. aterrimus
Binomial name
Lophocebus aterrimus
(Oudemans, 1890)
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Black crested mangabey range

The black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is only found in Democratic Republic of the Congo with a small habitat extending to Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q179225 entry