Species List and Conservation Status
May 2006
Family Galagidae
| Galagoides thomasi | Thomas' dwarf galago | LC |
| Galago matschiei | Spectacled lesser galago | LR/nt |
| Galago moholi moholi | Moholi lesser galago | LC |
| Galago senegalensis sotikae | Sotik lesser galago | NE |
| Otolemur crassicaudatus kirkii | Tanganyika thick-tailed galago | NE |
Family Lorisidae
Subfamily Perodicticinae
| Perodicticus potto ibeanus | Eastern potto | NE |
Family Cercopithecidae
Subfamily Cercopithecinae
| Lophocebus albigena | Grey-cheeked mangabey | LR/lc |
| Papio anubis | Olive baboon | LR/lc |
| Erythrocebus patas | Patas monkey | LR/lc |
| Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus Cercopithecus aethiops tantalus |
Vervet Tantalus monkey |
NE NE |
| Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti | Schmidt's red-tailed monkey | NE |
| Cercopithecus lhoesti | l'Hoest's monkey | LR/nt |
| Cercopithecus mitis doggetti Cercopithecus mitis kandti |
Doggett’s blue monkey Golden monkey |
NE EN B1+2c |
| Cercopithecus neglectus | De Brazza’s monkey | LR/lc |
| Cercopithecus pogonias denti | Dent’s monkey | NE |
Subfamily Colobinae
| Procolobus sp. ssp. oustaleti | Oustalet's red colobus | NE |
| Procolobus sp. ssp. tephrosceles | Ashy red colobus | NE |
| Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii | Adolf Friedrichs' Angola colobus | VU B1+2c |
| Colobus guereza occidentalis | Western guereza | NE |
| Colobus vellerosus | White-thighed colobus | VU A1cd+2cd |
Family Hominidae
Subfamily Homininae
| Gorilla beringei beringei | Mountain gorilla | EN A2cd+3cd+4cd |
| Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii | Eastern chimpanzee | EN A3cd |
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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
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. Int. J. Primatol. 24(6): 1301-1357.
Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Second Edition. Academic Press, London.
Kingdon, J. 1974. East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Vol. 1. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Wilson, D. E. and Reeder, D. M. 2005. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
