The golden-bellied mangabey (''Cercocebus chrysogaster'') is a social

Old World monkey Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...

found in swampy, humid forests south of the

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in the

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. It was previously considered a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of the

agile mangabey The agile mangabey (''Cercocebus agilis'') is an Old World monkey of the white-eyelid mangabey group found in swampy forests of Central Africa in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and DR Congo. Until ...

(''C. agilis''). Little is published about the species and its behaviour has only been studied in captivity. The only known photograph of golden-bellied mangabeys in the wild is shown in this article and a link to a video can be found in "External links" below.

References

External links

Only known footage of golden-bellied mangabeys in the wild
Only known footage: J.M.Stritch: http://cornwallcameratrapping.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/only-know-footage-of-wild-golden.html

golden-bellied mangabey The golden-bellied mangabey (''Cercocebus chrysogaster'') is a social Old World monkey found in swampy, humid forests south of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was previously considered a subspecies of the agile manga ...

Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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