Bale Mountains vervet

Bale Mountains vervet[1]
A Bale Mountains vervet, near Rira, Ethiopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Chlorocebus
Species:
C. djamdjamensis
Binomial name
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
(Neumann, 1902)
Bale Mountains vervet range
Synonyms

Cercopithecus djamdjamensis (Neumann, 1902)

The Bale Mountains vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a terrestrial Old World monkey endemic to Ethiopia, found in the bamboo forests of the Bale Mountains.[1][2] All species in Chlorocebus were formerly in the genus Cercopithecus.[1] The Bale Mountains vervet is one of the least-known primates in Africa. They avoid tree-dominated and bushland areas as their habitat. These monkeys mainly reside in the bamboo forest (Odubullu Forest) of the Bale Mountains due their dietary specialization on bamboo, but other factors, such as climate, forest history, soil quality, and disease, are likely to play a role in their choice to inhabit this area. The Bale Mountains vervet have a very quiet behavior and tend to flee when encountering a human being.[3] It is also known as the Bale monkey[2] and Bale Mountain grivet.[4]

  1. ^ a b c 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. 159. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b c Butynski, T.M.; Mekonnen, A.; De Jong, Y.A. (2022). "Chlorocebus djamdjamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T4240A205910680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T4240A205910680.en. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ Mekonnen, Addisu; Bekele, Afework; et al. (October 2010). "Population size and habitat preference of the Vulnerable Bale monkey Chlorocebus djamdjamensis in Odobullu Forest and its distribution across the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia". Oryx. 44 (4): 558–563. doi:10.1017/s0030605310000748. ISSN 0030-6053.
  4. ^ "Bale Monkey, Chlorocebus djamdjamensis | New England Primate Conservancy". neprimateconservancy.org. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-03.