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White-eyelid Mangabeys
Cercocebus
The white-eyelid mangabeys are African Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Cercocebus. They are characterized by their bare upper eyelids, which are lighter than their facial skin colouring, and the uniformly coloured hairs of the fur. The other two genera of mangabeys, Lophocebus and Rungwecebus, were once thought to be very closely related to Cercocebus, so much so that all the species were placed in one genus. However, it is now understood that Lophocebus and...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Red-capped Mangabey
speciesCercocebus torquatus
Agile Mangabey
speciesCercocebus agilis
Smoky Mangabey
speciesCercocebus atys
White-naped mangabey
speciesCercocebus lunulatus
Tana River Crested Mangabey
speciesCercocebus galeritus
Sanje Mangabey
speciesCercocebus sanjei
Golden-bellied Mangabey
speciesCercocebus chrysogaster
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43465.