Cercopithecus ascanius

Cercopithecus ascanius, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cercopithecoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Haplorhini Infraordo: Simiiformes Parvordo: Catarrhini Superfamilia: Cercopithecoidea

Familia: Cercopithecidae
Subfamilia: Cercopithecinae
Tribus: Cercopithecini
Genus: Cercopithecus
Species: Cercopithecus ascanius
Subspecies: C. a. ascanius – C. a. atrinasus – C. a. katangae – C. a. schmidti – C. a. whitesidei

Name

Cercopithecus ascanius (Audebert, 1799)

Type locality: NW Angola, by lower Congo River (Machado, 1969).

Synonyms

• Simia ascanius (protonym)
• Cercopithecus petaurista ascanius
• Cercopithecus histrio
• Cercopithecus picturatus

References

• Audebert, J.B. 1799. Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis: 21, fig.XIII.
• Cercopithecus ascanius in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rotschwanzmeerkatze
English: Red-tailed Monkey
suomi: Punahäntämarakatti
lietuvių: Raudonuodegė markata
polski: Koczkodan rudoogonowy

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