Cercopithecus lomamiensis Hart et al. 2012 (lesula)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Full reference: J.A. Hart, K.M. Detwiler, C.G. Gilbert, A.S. Burrell, J.L. Fuller, M. Emetshu, T.B. Hart, A. Vpsper, E.J. Sargis and A.J. Tosi. 2012. Lesula: A New Species of Cercopithecus Monkey Endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Implications for Conservation of Congo’s Central Basin. PLoS ONE 7(9):e44271

Belongs to Cercopithecus according to J.A. Hart et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Cercopithecus albogularis, Cercopithecus ascanius, Cercopithecus campbelli, Cercopithecus cephus, Cercopithecus denti, Cercopithecus diana, Cercopithecus doggetti, Cercopithecus dryas, Cercopithecus erythrogaster, Cercopithecus erythrotis, Cercopithecus hamlyni, Cercopithecus kandti, Cercopithecus leucampyx, Cercopithecus lowei, Cercopithecus mitis, Cercopithecus mona, Cercopithecus neglectus, Cercopithecus nictitans, Cercopithecus petaurista, Cercopithecus pogonias, Cercopithecus pygerythrus, Cercopithecus roloway, Cercopithecus sabaeus, Cercopithecus sclateri, Cercopithecus wolfi

Type specimen: YPM 14080

Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cercopithecus lomamiensis in the database

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