Silver monkey
The silver monkey (Cercopithecus doggetti) is a species of Old World monkey found primarily in East Africa. Its range includes Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The silver monkey was previously considered a subspecies of the blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis).[1]
| Silver monkey[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Cercopithecus |
| Species: | C. doggetti |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercopithecus doggetti Pocock, 1907 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
sibatoi (Lorenz, 1913) | |
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. 155. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Kingdon, J. & Butynski, T. M. (2008). "Cercopithecus mitis ssp. doggetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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