Collared Mangabey
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| Cercocebus torquatus (Kerr, 1792) |
The Collared Mangabey, Red-capped Mangabey, Sooty Mangabey, or White-collared Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 154. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Primate Specialist Group (1996). Cercocebus torquatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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