Allochrocebus

Allochrocebus
L'Hoest's monkey
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Tribe:	Cercopithecini
Genus:	Allochrocebus Elliot, 1913
Species and subspecies[1]
Allochrocebus lhoesti (Sclater, 1899) Allochrocebus preussi (Matschie, 1898) Allochrocebus preussi insularis (Thomas, 1910) Allochrocebus preussi preussi (Matschie, 1898) Allochrocebus solatus (Harrison, 1988)

Allochrocebus is a primate genus including the terrestrial guenons:^[1] the L'Hoest's monkey,^[2] the Preuss's monkey,^[3] and the sun-tailed monkey.^[4]

Taxonomy & systematics

Formerly included in genus Cercopithecus, the three species of terrestrial guenons are now included in genus Allochrocebus.^[5][6]

Genus Allochrocebus – Elliot, 1913 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
L'Hoest's monkey	A. lhoesti (P. L. Sclater, 1899)	Central Africa	Size: 31–69 cm (12–27 in) long, plus 48–10 cm (19–4 in) tail[7] Habitat: Forest[8] Diet: Fruit, leaves, mushrooms, and invertebrates[7]	VU  Unknown [8]
Preuss's monkey	A. preussi (Matschie, 1898) Two subspecies C. p. insularis (Bioko Preuss's monkey) C. p. preussi (Cameroon Preuss's monkey)	West-central Africa	Size: 45–61 cm (18–24 in) long, plus 49–69 cm (19–27 in) tail[9] Habitat: Forest and grassland[10] Diet: Fruit, seeds, shoots, leaves, buds, flowers, and mushrooms[9]	EN  Unknown [10]
Sun-tailed monkey	A. solatus (M. J. S. Harrison, 1988)	West-central Africa	Size: 45–58 cm (18–23 in) long, plus 56–76 cm (22–30 in) tail[11] Habitat: Forest[12] Diet: Fruit, seeds, and invertebrates[11]	NT  Unknown [12]

References

1. "Allochrocebus Elliot, 1913". ITIS. doi:10.5066/F7KH0KBK. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
2. Ukizintambara, T.; Olupot, W.; Hart, J. (2019). "Allochrocebus lhoesti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4220A92345122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T4220A92345122.en. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
3. Cronin, D.T.; Maisels, F.; Ndeloh, D.; Gadsby, E. (2019) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Allochrocebus preussi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4227A161178708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4227A161178708.en. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
4. Abernethy, K.; Maisels, F.; Coad, L. (2019) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Allochrocebus solatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4230A154209091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T4230A154209091.en. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
5. Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Michael Hoffmann, Thomas Butynski, Meredith Happold und Jan Kalina (Hrsg.): Mammals of Africa, Volume II: Primates A&C Black, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4081-2257-0
6. Mittermeier, Russell A., Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson: Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2013 ISBN 978-84-96553-89-7
7. Ferguson, Bess (2011). "Cercopithecus lhoesti". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
8. Ukizintambara, T.; Olupot, W.; Hart, J. (2019). "Allochrocebus lhoesti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4220A92345122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T4220A92345122.en.
9. Kingdon 2015, p. 156
10. Cronin, D. T.; Maisels, F.; Ndeloh, D.; Gadsby, E. (2019) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Allochrocebus preussi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4227A161178708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4227A161178708.en.
11. Kingdon 2015, p. 157
12. Abernethy, K.; Maisels, F.; Coad, L. (2019) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Allochrocebus solatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4230A154209091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T4230A154209091.en.

Sources

• Kingdon, Jonathan (2015). The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals (Second ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-2531-2.