| Tantalus monkey[1] | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocebus |
| Species: | C. tantalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorocebus tantalus Ogilby, 1841[verification needed] |
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| Geographic range | |
The Tantalus monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus) is an Old World monkey endemic to Ghana, Sudan, and Kenya.[1] It was originally described as a subspecies of the grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops).[1] All species in Chlorocebus were formerly in the genus Cercopithecus.[1]
This species has three recognized subspecies:[1]
- Chlorocebus tantalus tantalus
- Chlorocebus tantalus budgetti
- Chlorocebus tantalus marrensis
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e Groves, C. P. (2005). In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 160. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Kingdon, J. & Gippoliti, S. (2008). Chlorocebus tantalus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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