Theropithecus gelada Rüppell 1835 (gelada)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Alternative combination: Macacus gelada

Synonyms: Gelada rueppelli Gray 1843, Gelada ruppellii Gray 1843

Belongs to Theropithecus according to P. Dandelot and J. Prévost 1972

See also Allen 1925 and Garrod 1879

Sister taxa: Theropithecus (Omopithecus), Theropithecus darti, Theropithecus oswaldi

Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Theropithecus gelada in the database

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