Johnston's mangabey (''Lophocebus johnstoni'') is a species of
crested mangabey in the family
Cercopithecidae
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 ...
. It had been considered a subspecies of the
gray-cheeked mangabey (''L. albigena''),
[ but was elevated to species Level in 2007, alongside ]Osman Hill's mangabey
The Osman Hill's mangabey (''Lophocebus osmani''), also known as the rusty-mantled mangabey, is a species of crested mangabey in the family Cercopithecidae with a restricted distribution in West Africa.
Description
Osman Hill's mangabey is a m ...
(''L. osmani'') and the Uganda mangabey
The Uganda mangabey (''Lophocebus ugandae'') is a species of Old World monkey found only in Uganda and in the Minziro Forest Reserve, just over the border in Tanzania. This crested mangabey was previously thought to just be a population of the ...
(''L. ugandae'').
References
Johnston's mangabey
Johnston's mangabey (''Lophocebus johnstoni'') is a species of crested mangabey in the family Cercopithecidae. It had been considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey (''L. albigena''), but was elevated to species Level in 2007, alon ...
Primates of Africa
Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mammals of Uganda
Johnston's mangabey
Johnston's mangabey (''Lophocebus johnstoni'') is a species of crested mangabey in the family Cercopithecidae. It had been considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey (''L. albigena''), but was elevated to species Level in 2007, alon ...
Taxa named by Richard Lydekker
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