Cercocebus atys (Audebert 1797)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 153

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scientific name	Cercocebus atys (Audebert 1797)
status

Treatment

[Simia] atys Audebert 1797 , Hist. Nat. Singes Makis, Vol. 4, 2: 13.

Type Locality: West Africa.

Vernacular Names: Sooty Mangabey.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Cercocebus atys subsp. atys Audebert 1797

Subspecies Cercocebus atys subsp. lunulatus Temminick 1853

Distribution: Senegal to Ghana.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Endangered as included in C. torquatus ; IUCN – Critically Endangered as C. a. lunulatus, otherwise Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: The subspecies lunulatus appears strongly distinct, and may be a separate species ( Groves, 2001 c:242-3). Separated from torquatus by Groves (2001 c:242).