Opdenbosch's mangabey
Opdenbosch's mangabey (Lophocebus opdenboschi) is a species of crested mangabey in the family Cercopithecidae. It has also been treated as a subspecies of Lophocebus aterrimus. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Belgian Congo).[1]
| Opdenbosch's mangabey[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Lophocebus |
| Species: | L. opdenboschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophocebus opdenboschi Schouteden, 1944 | |
References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Hart, J.; Groves, C. P. & Ehardt, C. (2008). "Lophocebus aterrimus ssp. opdenboschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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