Cercopithecinae
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The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, that includes in its roughly 71 species the baboons, the macaques and the vervet monkeys. Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, as well as on Gibraltar.
Characteristics
The various species are adapted to the different terrains they inhabit. Arboreal species are slim, delicate and have a long tail, while terrestrial species are stockier and their tail can be small or completely nonexistent. All species have well-developed thumbs. Some species have ischial callosities, which can change their colour during mating period.
These monkeys are diurnal and live together in social groups. They live in all types of terrain and climate, from cool mountains to rain forests, savannah, bald rocky areas or even snowy mountains, such as the Japanese macaque.
Most species are omnivorous, with diets ranging from fruits, leaves, seeds, buds, and mushrooms to insects and spiders to smaller vertebrates. All species possess cheek pouches in which they can store food. [1]
Gestation lasts approximately six to seven months. Young are weaned after three to 12 months and are fully mature within three to five years. The life expectancy of some species can be as long as 50 years.
Classification
Cercopithinae are often split into two tribes, Cercopithecini and Papionini, as shown in the list of genera below.
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- FAMILY CERCOPITHECIDAE
- Subfamily Cercopithecinae
- Tribe Cercopithecini
- Genus Allenopithecus - Allen's swamp monkey
- Genus Miopithecus - talapoins
- Genus Erythrocebus - patas monkey
- Genus Chlorocebus - vervet monkeys, etc.
- Genus Cercopithecus - guenons
- Tribe Papionini
- Genus Macaca - macaques
- Genus Lophocebus - crested mangabeys
- Genus Rungwecebus - highland mangabey
- Genus Papio - baboons
- Genus Theropithecus - gelada
- Genus Cercocebus - white-eyelid mangabeys
- Genus Mandrillus - drill and mandrill
- Tribe Cercopithecini
- Subfamily Colobinae
- Subfamily Cercopithecinae
Notes
- ^ Strier, Karen B. (2007). Primate behavioral ecology (3rd ed. ed.). Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon. p. 61. ISBN 9780205444328.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Jinchuan Xing, Hui Wang, Kyudong Han, David A. Ray, Cheney H. Huang, Leona G. Chemnick, Caro-Beth Stewart, Todd R. Disotell, Oliver A. Ryder, Mark A. Batzer 2005. A mobile element based phylogeny of Old World monkeys. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 :872–880
References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 152–167. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
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