- Uganda Mangabey
Taxobox
name = Uganda Mangabey
status = NE
status_system = iucn3.1
image_width = 250px
image_caption = juvenile Uganda Mangabey
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Primate s
familia =Cercopithecidae
genus = "Lophocebus "
species = "L. ugandae"
binomial = "Lophocebus ugandae"
binomial_authority = (Matschie, 1912)The Uganda Mangabey ("Lophocebus ugandae") is a species of
Old World monkey found only inUganda . Thiscrested mangabey was previously thought to be just be a population of theGrey-cheeked Mangabey ("L. albigena").Colin Groves upgraded the Ugandan population into the new species "L. ugandae" onFebruary 16 2007 . This species is dramatically smaller than the Grey-cheeked Mangabey, with a shorter skull and smaller face. [cite journal | author = Groves, Colin | title = The Endemic Uganda Mangabey, "Lophocebus ugandae", and Other Members of the "albigena"-Group ("Lophocebus") | year = 2007 | journal = Primate Conservation | volume = 22 | url = http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Uganda%20mangabey.pdf]References
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