''Allochrocebus'' is a
primate
Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
including the terrestrial guenons:
the
L'Hoest's monkey, the
Preuss's monkey,
and the
sun-tailed monkey.
Taxonomy & systematics
Formerly included in genus ''
Cercopithecus'', the three species of terrestrial guenons are now included in genus ''Allochrocebus''.
[Mittermeier, Russell A., Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson: Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2013 ]
References
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Primate genera
Taxa named by Daniel Giraud Elliot
Terrestrial guenons
Taxa described in 1913
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