The white-eyelid mangabeys are African
Old World
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monkey
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s belonging to the
genus
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''Cercocebus''. They are characterized by their bare upper
eyelids, which are lighter than their facial skin colouring, and the uniformly coloured hairs of the
fur.
The other two genera of
mangabeys, ''
Lophocebus'' and ''
Rungwecebus'', were once thought to be very closely related to ''Cercocebus'', so much so that all the species were placed in one genus. However, it is now understood that ''Lophocebus'' and ''Rungwecebus'' species are more closely related to the
baboons in genus ''Papio'', while the ''Cercocebus'' species are more closely related to the
mandrill
The mandrill (''Mandrillus sphinx'') is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its face and posterior. The species is sexually dimorphic, as mal ...
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Species
*Genus ''Cercocebus''
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Sooty mangabey
The sooty mangabey (''Cercocebus atys'') is an Old World monkey found in forests from Senegal in a margin along the coast down to the Ivory Coast.
Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, ...
, ''Cercocebus atys''
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Collared mangabey
The collared mangabey (''Cercocebus torquatus''), also called red-capped mangabey and white-collared mangabey is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae of Old World monkeys. It formerly included the sooty mangabey as a subspecies. ...
, ''Cercocebus torquatus''
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Agile mangabey, ''Cercocebus agilis''
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Golden-bellied mangabey, ''Cercocebus chrysogaster''
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Tana River mangabey
The Tana River mangabey (''Cercocebus galeritus'') is a highly endangered species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Some authorities have included the taxa ''agilis'' and '' sanjei'' as subspecies of this species, while others award these ...
, ''Cercocebus galeritus''
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Sanje mangabey
The Sanje mangabey (''Cercocebus sanjei'') is a highly endangered Old World monkey of the white-eyelid mangabey group from the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. They are about in length, excluding the tail, and their body colour is greyish. Fr ...
, ''Cercocebus sanjei''
References
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External links
Primate Info Net ''Cercocebus'' Factsheets
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Primates of Africa
Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
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