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Primates of Africa
Taxonomy and Conservation Status
May 2006
Family Galagidae
|
| Galagoides cocos |
Kenya coast galago |
NE |
| Galagoides demidovii |
Demidoff’s dwarf galago |
LC |
| Galagoides granti |
Mozambique galago |
DD |
| Galagoides nyasae |
Malawi galago |
NE |
| Galagoides orinus |
Mountain dwarf galago |
DD |
| Galagoides rondoensis |
Rondo dwarf galago |
EN B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
| Galagoides thomasi |
Thomas' dwarf galago |
LC |
| Galagoides zanzibaricus |
Zanzibar galago |
LR/nt |
| Galagoides sp. nov. |
Mt. Rungwe galago |
NE |
| Galago gallarum |
Somali Lesser galago |
LR/nt |
| Galago matschiei |
Spectacled lesser galago |
LR/nt |
Galago moholi bradfieldi
Galago moholi moholi |
Namibia lesser galago
Moholi lesser galago |
NE
LC |
Galago senegalensis braccatus
Galago senegalensis dunni
Galago senegalensis senegalensis
Galago senegalensis sotikae |
Kenya lesser galago
Ethiopia lesser galago
Senegal lesser galago
Sotik lesser galago |
NE
NE
LC
NE |
| Euoticus elegantulus |
Southern needle-clawed galago |
LR/nt |
Euoticus pallidus pallidus
Euoticus pallidus talboti |
Bioko needle-clawed galago
Nigeria needle-clawed galago |
EN B1+2c
NE |
Sciurocheirus alleni alleni
Sciurocheirus alleni cameronensis |
Bioko Allen’s galago
Cross River Allen’s galago |
LR/nt
NE |
| Sciurocheirus gabonensis |
Gabon Allen’s galago |
NE |
Otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus
Otolemur crassicaudatus kirkii |
S. African thick-tailed galago
Tanganyika thick-tailed galago |
LR/lc
NE |
Otolemur garnettii garnettii
Otolemur garnettii kikuyuensis
Otolemur garnettii lasiotis
Otolemur garnettii panganiensis |
Zanzibar small-eared galago
Kikuyu small-eared galago
White-tailed small-eared galago
Pangani small-eared galago |
LR/lc
NE
NE
NE |
Otolemur monteiri argentatus
Otolemur monteiri monteiri |
Northern silver galago
Miombo silver galago |
NE
NE |
Family Lorisidae
Subfamily Perodicticinae
|
| Arctocebus aureus |
Golden angwantibo |
LR/nt |
| Arctocebus calabarensis |
Calabar angwantibo |
LR/nt |
Perodicticus potto edwardsi
Perodicticus potto ibeanus
Perodicticus potto potto |
Central potto
Eastern potto
Western potto |
NE
NE
LR/lc |
Family Cercopithecidae
Subfamily Cercopithecinae
|
| Macaca sylvanus |
Barbary macaque |
VU A1c+2c, C1 |
| Cercocebus agilis |
Agile mangabey |
NE |
Cercocebus atys atys
Cercocebus atys lunulatus |
Sooty mangabey
White-naped mangabey |
LR/nt
CR A2cd |
| Cercocebus chrysogaster |
Golden-bellied mangabey |
DD |
| Cercocebus galeritus |
Tana River mangabey |
CR B1+2abcde, C2a |
| Cercocebus sanjei |
Sanje River mangabey |
EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
| Cercocebus torquatus |
Red-capped mangabey |
LR/nt |
Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus
Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis |
Mainland drill
Bioko drill |
EN A1acd+2cd
EN A2cd, B1+2abcde, C1 |
| Mandrillus sphinx |
Mandrill |
VU A2cd |
| Lophocebus albigena |
Grey-cheeked mangabey |
LR/lc |
Lophocebus aterrimus aterrimus
Lophocebus aterrimus opdenboschi |
Northern black mangabey
Southern black mangabey |
LR/nt
DD |
| Rungwecebus kipunji N1 |
Highland mangabey |
NE |
| Papio anubis |
Olive baboon |
LR/lc |
Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus
Papio cynocephalus ibeanus
Papio cynocephalus kindae
|
Central yellow baboon
Northern yellow baboon
Kinda yellow baboon |
LR/lc
NE
NE |
| Papio hamadryas |
Hamadryas baboon |
LR/nt |
| Papio papio |
Guinea baboon |
LR/nt |
Papio ursinus griseipes
Papio ursinus ursinus |
Grey-footed chacma baboon
Southern chacma baboon |
NE
LR/lc |
Theropithecus gelada gelada
Theropithecus gelada obscurus |
Northern gelada
Southern gelada |
LR/nt
DD |
| Allenopithecus nigroviridis |
Allen’s swamp monkey |
LR/nt |
| Miopithecus ogouensis |
Northern Talapoin monkey |
NE |
| Miopithecus talapoin |
Southern Talapoin monkey |
LR/lc |
| Erythrocebus patas |
Patas monkey |
LR/lc |
Cercopithecus aethiops aethiops
Cercopithecus aethiops cynosurus
Cercopithecus aethiops djamdjamensis
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
Cercopithecus aethiops tantalus |
Grivet
Malbrouck monkey
Bale Mountains grivet
Vervet
Green monkey
Tantalus monkey |
LR/lc
NE
DD
NE
NE
NE |
Cercopithecus ascanius ascanius
Cercopithecus ascanius atrinasus
Cercopithecus ascanius katangae
Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti
Cercopithecus ascanius whitesidei |
Black-cheeked red-tailed monkey
Black-nosed red-tailed monkey
Katanga red-tailed monkey
Schmidt's red-tailed monkey
Yellow-nosed red-tailed monkey |
LR/lc
NE
NE
NE
NE |
Cercopithecus campbelli campbelli
Cercopithecus campbelli lowei |
Campbell's monkey
Lowe's monkey |
LR/lc
NE |
Cercopithecus cephus cephodes
Cercopithecus cephus cephus
Cercopithecus cephus ngottoensis |
Grey-tailed moustached monkey
Red-tailed moustached monkey
White-nosed moustached monkey |
NE
LR/lc
DD |
Cercopithecus diana diana
Cercopithecus diana roloway |
Diana monkey
Roloway monkey |
EN A1acd+2cd
CR A2acd+3cd+4acd |
| Cercopithecus dryas |
Dryad monkey |
DD |
Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster
Cercopithecus erythrogaster pococki |
Red-bellied monkey
Nigeria white-throated monkey |
EN A2cd
EN A2cd |
Cercopithecus erythrotis camerunensis
Cercopithecus erythrotis erythrotis |
Cameroon Red-eared monkey
Bioko Red-eared monkey |
NE
EN B1+2abcde |
Cercopithecus hamlyni hamlyni
Cercopithecus hamlyni kahuziensis |
Nose-stripe owl-faced monkey
Mt Kahuzi owl-faced monkey |
LR/nt
EN B1+2c |
| Cercopithecus lhoesti |
l'Hoest's monkey |
LR/nt |
Cercopithecus mitis albogularis
Cercopithecus mitis albotorquatus
Cercopithecus mitis boutourlinii
Cercopithecus mitis doggetti
Cercopithecus mitis erythrarchus
Cercopithecus mitis francescae
Cercopithecus mitis heymansi
Cercopithecus mitis kandti
Cercopithecus mitis kolbi
Cercopithecus mitis labiatus
Cercopithecus mitis mitis
Cercopithecus mitis moloneyi
Cercopithecus mitis monoides
Cercopithecus mitis opisthostictus
Cercopithecus mitis schoutedeni
Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni |
Zanzibar Sykes’s monkey
Pousargues's White-collared monkey
Boutourlini's blue monkey
Doggett’s blue monkey
Stairs's White-collared monkey
Red-eared Sykes's monkey
Lomami River blue monkey
Golden monkey
Kolb's White-collared monkey
Samango
Pluto monkey
Moloney's White-collared monkey
Tanzania Sykes’s monkey
Rump-spotted blue monkey
Schouteden's blue monkey
Stuhlmann's blue monkey |
LR/lc
DD
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
EN B1+2c
NE
EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
LR/lc |
| Cercopithecus mona |
Mona monkey |
LR/lc |
| Cercopithecus neglectus |
De Brazza’s monkey |
LR/lc |
Cercopithecus nictitans martini
Cercopithecus nictitans nictitans |
Bioko Putty-nosed monkey
Eastern Putty-nosed monkey |
EN B1+2abc |
Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi
Cercopithecus petaurista petaurista |
Western lesser Spot-nosed monkey
Eastern lesser Spot-nosed monkey |
NE
LR/lc |
Cercopithecus pogonias denti
Cercopithecus pogonias elegans
Cercopithecus pogonias grayi
Cercopithecus pogonias nigripes
Cercopithecus pogonias pogonias
Cercopithecus pogonias pyrogaster
Cercopithecus pogonias wolfi |
Dent’s monkey
Lomami River Wolf's monkey
Gray's crowned monkey
Black-footed crowned monkey
Golden-bellied crowned monkey
Fire-bellied Wolf's monkey
Congo Basin Wolf’s monkey |
NE
NE
NE
NE
EN A2cd
NE
LR/lc |
Cercopithecus preussi insularis
Cercopithecus preussi preussi |
Bioko Preuss’s monkey
Cameroon Preuss's monkey |
EN B1+2abce, C1
EN A1cd+2cd |
| Cercopithecus sclateri |
Red-eared monkey |
EN B1+2c |
| Cercopithecus solatus |
Sun-tailed monkey |
VU B1+2abcde, C1 |
Subfamily Colobinae
|
Procolobus badius badius
Procolobus badius temminckii
Procolobus badius waldroni |
Upper Guinea red colobus
Temminck’s red colobus
Miss Waldron’s red colobus |
EN A2cd+3cd+4cd
EN A2cd+3cd+4cd
CR A1c, C2a, D |
| Procolobus gordonorum |
Udzungwa red colobus |
VU B1+2abcde |
| Procolobus kirkii |
Kirk's red colobus |
EN B1+2c |
Procolobus pennantii bouvieri
Procolobus pennantii epieni
Procolobus pennantii pennantii
Procolobus pennantii preussi |
Bouvier’s red colobus
Niger Delta red colobus
Bioko red colobus
Preuss’s red colobus |
CR B1+2abd, D
EN A2cd, B1+2abc
EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C1
EN B1+2ac |
| Procolobus rufomitratus |
Tana River red colobus |
CR B1+2abcde, C2a |
| Procolobus verus |
Olive colobus |
LR/nt |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. foai |
Kivu red colobus |
DD |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. oustaleti |
Oustalet's red colobus |
NE |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. parmentieri |
Lomami River red colobus |
DD |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. tephrosceles |
Ashy red colobus |
NE |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. tholloni |
Tshuapa red colobus |
NE |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. ? ellioti |
Semliki red colobus |
DD |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. ? langi |
Kisangani red colobus |
DD |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. ? lulindicus |
Lulindi River red colobus |
DD |
Colobus angolensis angolensis
Colobus angolensis cordieri
Colobus angolensis cottoni
Colobus angolensis palliatus
Colobus angolensis prigoginei
Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii |
Sclater’s Angola colobus
Cordier's Angola colobus
Powell-Cotton's Angola colobus
Peters's Angola colobus
Prigogine's Angola colobus
Adolf Friedrichs' Angola colobus |
LR/nt
NE
NE
DD
DD
VU B1+2c |
Colobus guereza caudatus
Colobus guereza dodingae
Colobus guereza gallarum
Colobus guereza guereza
Colobus guereza kikuyuensis
Colobus guereza matschiei
Colobus guereza occidentalis
Colobus guereza percivali |
Mt. Kilimanjaro guereza
Dodinga Hills guereza
Djaffa Mountains guereza
Omo River guereza
Mt. Kenya guereza
Mau Forest guereza
Western guereza
Mt. Uaraguess guereza |
NE
NE
DD
LR/lc
NE
NE
NE
EN B1ab(i,ii,iii) |
| Colobus polykomos |
King colobus |
LR/lt |
Colobus satanas anthracinus
Colobus satanas satanas |
Gabon black colobus
Bioko black colobus |
DD
EN B1+2abcde |
| Colobus vellerosus |
White-thighed colobus |
VU A1cd+2cd |
Family Hominidae
Subfamily Homininae
|
Gorilla beringei beringei
Gorilla beringei graueri
Gorilla beringei Bwindi pop. |
Mountain gorilla
Grauer's gorilla
Bwindi gorilla |
CR C2a(ii)
EN A2cd+3cd+4cd
CR C2a(ii) |
Gorilla gorilla diehli
Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
Cross River gorilla
Western lowland gorilla |
CR A2c; C2a(i)
EN A2cd |
| Pan paniscus |
Bonobo |
EN A2cd |
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Pan troglodytes troglodytes
Pan troglodytes vellerosus
Pan troglodytes verus |
Eastern chimpanzee
Central chimpanzee
Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee
or Gulf of Guinea chimpanzee
Western chimpanzee |
EN A3cd
EN A3cd
EN A1cd+2cd
EN A1cd+2cd |
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Total Taxa: 169
Total Threatened: 47
Percent Threatened: 28% |
Note: This is presented as a working taxonomy and is not definitive.
The conservation status of each species is based on assessment summaries provided by the IUCN Red List. The Red List website offers more information on the threat categories listed here.
Notes:
N1: See Jones, T., Ehardt, C. L., Butynski, T. M., Davenport, T. R. B., Mpunga, N. E., Machaga, S. J. and De Luca, D. W. 2005. The highland mangabey Lophocebus kipunji: A new species of African monkey. Science 308: 1161–1164. Due to the lack of a type specimen, the validity of the description was contested, arguing that the name is a nomen nudum. Timm, R. M., Ramy II, R. R. and the Nomenclature Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists. 2005. What constitutes a proper description? Science 309: 2163-2164. Landry, S. O. 2005. Untitled letter. Science 309: 2164. Polaszek, A., Grubb, P., Groves, C., Ehardt, C. L. and Butynski, T. M. 2005. Response. Science 309: 2164-2165. Davenport et al. (2006) placed the highland mangabey in its own genus, Rungwecebus Davenport, T. R. B., Stanley, W. T., Sargis, E., De Luca, D. W., Mpunga, N E., Machaga, S. J. and Olson, L. 2006. A new genus of African monkey, Rungwecebus: Morphology, ecology and
molecular phylogenetics. Science 312: 1378–1381.
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