Moustached guenon

Moustached guenon[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Cercopithecus
Species:
C. cephus
Binomial name
Cercopithecus cephus
Moustached guenon range
Synonyms

Simia cephus Linnaeus, 1758

3d model of the skeleton

The moustached guenon or moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[2]

This monkey is an arboreal, omnivorous, and medium-sized mammal.[4] According to the IUCN, the population of the moustached monkeys is considered to be large;[2] therefore, they are widely used in biological labs.[5][6][7][8][9]

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  3. ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema naturæ. Regnum animale (10th ed.). p. 27. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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  6. ^ Ayouba, Ahidjo; Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve; Butel, Christelle; Mbala Kingebeni, Placide; Loul, Severin; Tagg, Nikki; Villabona-Arenas, Christian-Julian; Lacroix, Audrey; Ndimbo-Kumugo, Simon-Pierre; Keita, Alpha K; Toure, Abdoulaye (2019-10-08). "Extensive Serological Survey of Multiple African Nonhuman Primate Species Reveals Low Prevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to 4 Ebola Virus Species". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 220 (10): 1599–1608. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiz006. ISSN 0022-1899. PMID 30657940.
  7. ^ Detwiler, Kate M. (2019). "Mitochondrial DNA Analyses of Cercopithecus Monkeys Reveal a Localized Hybrid Origin for C. mitis doggetti in Gombe National Park, Tanzania". International Journal of Primatology. 40 (1): 28–52. doi:10.1007/s10764-018-0029-7. ISSN 0164-0291. S2CID 24785986.
  8. ^ Tosi, Anthony J (2017-07-03). "Phylogenetic tests of a Cercopithecus monkey hybrid reveal X-chromosomal polyphyly of C. cephus and emerging patterns in the cephus species group radiation". African Zoology. 52 (3): 177–181. doi:10.1080/15627020.2017.1369363. ISSN 1562-7020. S2CID 90842964.
  9. ^ Boundenga, Larson; Ngoubangoye, Barthélémy; Mombo, Illich Manfred; Tsoubmou, Thierry Audrey; Renaud, François; Rougeron, Virginie; Prugnolle, Franck (2018-08-29). "Extensive diversity of malaria parasites circulating in Central African bats and monkeys". Ecology and Evolution. 8 (21): 10578–10586. doi:10.1002/ece3.4539. PMC 6238140. PMID 30464829.