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Cercopithecus wolfi ssp. wolfi, Congo Basin Wolf’s Monkey
Assessment by: Oates, J.F., Hart, J. & Groves, C.P.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primates
Cercopithecidae
Taxon Name: Cercopithecus wolfi ssp. wolfi Meyer, 1891
Synonym(s):
• Cercopithecus pogonias ssp. wolfi Meyer, 1891
• Cercopithecus wolfi Meyer, 1891
Common Name(s):
• English:
• French:
• Spanish:
Congo Basin Wolf’s Monkey, Wolf's Monkey
Mone de Wolf
Mono de Wolf
Taxonomic Source(s):
Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B. and Wilson D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume
3 Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Taxonomic Notes:
Grubb et al. (2003) treated Cercopithecus wolfi as a subspecies of C. pogonias, along with denti, elegans
and pyrogaster (this is the treatment followed for the 2008 IUCN Red List). Groves (2005) considered C.
wolfi as a distinct species with wolfi, elegans and pyrogaster as subspecies. Gautier-Hion et al. (1999)
included denti as a subspecies of C. wolfi. Gautier-Hion (2013) treats C. denti and C. wolfi as a distinct
species with elegans and pyrogaster as subspecies of the latter; this treatment is now followed here.
This is an updated assessment to reflect the taxonomic change.
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:
2016
Date Assessed:
July 1, 2008
Justification:
This subspecies is listed as Least Concern in view of its widespread distribution and because it is not
likely to be declining fast enough to warrant listing in a higher category of threat.
Previously Published Red List Assessments
2008 – Least Concern (LC) – http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40646A10348716.en
Geographic Range
Country Occurrence:
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Population
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Habitat and Ecology
Systems: Terrestrial
Credits
Assessor(s):
Oates, J.F., Hart, J. & Groves, C.P.
Reviewer(s):
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
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Bibliography
Gautier-Hion, A. 2013. Cercopithecus wolfi Wolf’s Monkey. In: T.M. Butynski, J. Kingdon and J. Kalina
(eds), The Mammals of Africa. Volume II: Primates, pp. 366–368. Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Gautier-Hion, A., Colyn, M. and Gautier, J.-P. 1999. Histoire Naturelle des Primates d'Afrique Centrale.
Ecofac, Gabon.
Groves, C.P. 2005. Order Primates. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World,
pp. 111-184. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Grubb, P., Butynski, T.M., Oates, J.F., Bearder, S.K., Disotell, T.R., Groves, C.P. and Struhsaker, T.T. 2003.
Assessment of the diversity of African primates. International Journal of Primatology 24(6): 1301-1357.
IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 30 June 2016).
Citation
Oates, J.F., Hart, J. & Groves, C.P. 2016. Cercopithecus wolfi ssp. wolfi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species 2016: e.T40646A92572335. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20161.RLTS.T40646A92572335.en
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Appendix
Additional Data Fields
Population
Population severely fragmented: No
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