Silver monkey
The silver monkey (Cercopithecus mitis doggetti) is a subspecies of the blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis).[2] It is an Old World monkey found primarily in East Africa. Its range includes Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It was previously listed as a full species.[1]
| Silver monkey[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Cercopithecus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. m. doggetti |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cercopithecus mitis 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.
- Butynski, T.M.; De Jong, Y.A. (2022) [errata version of 2022 assessment]. "Cercopithecus mitis ssp. doggetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T136861A210363846. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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