Taxonomy and Conservation Status
June 2007
Family Galagidae
| Galagoides demidovii | Demidoff’s dwarf galago | LC |
| Galagoides thomasi | Thomas' dwarf galago | LC |
| Galago senegalensis senegalensis | Senegal lesser galago | LC |
| Euoticus elegantulus | Southern needle-clawed galago | LR/nt |
| Euoticus pallidus talboti | Nigeria needle-clawed galago | NE |
| Sciurocheirus alleni cameronensis | Cross River Allen’s galago | NE |
Family Lorisidae
Subfamily Perodicticinae
| Arctocebus calabarensis | Calabar angwantibo | LR/nt |
| Perodicticus potto potto | Western potto | LR/lc |
Family Cercopithecidae
Subfamily Cercopithecinae
| Cercocebus torquatus | Red-capped mangabey | LR/nt |
| Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus | Mainland drill | EN A1acd+2cd |
| Lophocebus albigena | Grey-cheeked mangabey | LR/lc |
| Papio anubis | Olive baboon | LR/lc |
| Erythrocebus patas | Patas monkey | LR/lc |
| Cercopithecus aethiops tantalus | Tantalus monkey | NE |
| Cercopithecus erythrogaster pococki | Nigeria white-throated monkey | EN A2cd |
| Cercopithecus lhoesti | L'Hoest's monkey | LR/nt |
| Cercopithecus mona | Mona monkey | LR/lc |
| Cercopithecus nictitans martini | Bioko Putty-nosed monkey | EN B1+2abc |
| Cercopithecus sclateri | Red-eared monkey | EN B1+2c |
Subfamily Colobinae
| Procolobus verus | Olive colobus | LR/nt |
| Colobus guereza occidentalis | Western guereza | NE |
| Colobus vellerosus | White-thighed colobus | VU A1cd+2cd |
Family Hominidae
Subfamily Homininae
| Gorilla gorilla diehli | Cross River gorilla | CR A2c; C2a(i) |
| Pan troglodytes ellioti |
Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee |
EN A1cd+2cd |
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Total Taxa: 24 |
Note: This is presented as a working taxonomy and is not definitive.
The conservation status of each species is based on assessment summaries provided by the IUCN Red List. The Red List website offers more information on the threat categories listed here.
References
Anadu, P. A. 1987. Prospects for conservation of forest primates in Nigeria. Primate Conservation (8): 154-159.
Groves, C. P. 2001. Primate Taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.
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.
Happold, D. C. D. 1987. The Mammals of Nigeria. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press, London.
Oates, J., Sunderland-Groves, J., Bergl, R., Dunn, A., Nicholas, A., Takang, E., Omeni, F., Imong, I., Fotso, R., Nkembi, L. and Williamson, E.A. 2007. Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli). IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA.
