Taxonomy Profile: Cercocebus atys (Audebert 1797)

Cercocebus atys: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Cercocebus fuliginosus
É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
Cercocebus aethiopicus
F Cuvier 1821
Cercopithecus lunulatus
Temminck 1853
Cercocebus atys atys
Audebert 1797
Cercocebus atys lunulatus
Temminck 1853
Common Name(s):
Sooty Mangabey []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cercocebus atys: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Anthony B. Rylands
Notes:
Deputy Chair, IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Office of the Executive Vice Chair, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202, USA
Reference for:
Cercocebus atys
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Mittermeier, Rusell A., Anthony B. Rylands, and Don E. Wilson, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-01-01 / 2013-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates
Page(s):
951
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
9788496553897/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cercocebus atys
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1
Page(s):
xxxv + 743
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cercocebus atys
Cercocebus atys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cercocebus atys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: The subspecies lunulatus appears strongly distinct, and may be a separate species (Groves, 2001c:242-3). Separated from torquatus by Groves (2001c:242)
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Endangered as included in C. torquatus; IUCN - Critically Endangered as C. a. lunulatus, otherwise Lower Risk (nt)