Allen's swamp monkey is a species of Old World monkey endemic to swamps and riparian forests of the central Congo Basin. A medium-sized primate with a head-body length of up to 46 centimetres and a slightly longer tail, it is identifiable by its coarse coat of green, brown, gray and white fur, and it is an arboreal omnivore that forages in trees near water while periodically descending to the ground for invertebrates and plant matter. It lives in diurnal social groups of up to 40 individuals, and though once classed among the guenons it has been the sole member of its own genus, Allenopithecus, since the 1920s, now regarded as a sister lineage to the guenons; it is classed as least concern by the IUCN, though poaching and capture for the exotic pet trade are projected threats. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameAllenopithecus nigroviridis 3 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Allen's Swamp Monkey (Wikidata)
In Biome
River, Biomes Source Allen's swamp monkey (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Allen's swamp monkey (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
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1. Allen's swamp monkey (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
ce the 1920s, now regarded as a sister lineage to the guenons; it is classed as least concern by the IUCN, though poaching and capture for the exotic pet trade are projected
Diet (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
A medium-sized primate with a head-body length of up to 46 centimetres and a slightly longer tail, it is identifiable by its coarse coat of green, brown, gray and white fur, and it is an arboreal omnivore that forages in trees near water while periodically descending to the ground for invertebrates and plant matter.
Lead section
An arboreal omnivore, Allen's swamp monkey is typically found in trees adjacent to bodies of water, periodically descending to the ground to forage for a variety of invertebrates and plant matter in its riverine habitat.
- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "iodically descending to the ground to forage for a variety of invertebrates and plant matter in its riverine habitat. It is a diurnal, social animal that lives..."
In Ecosystem: Congo Basin Rainforest, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 363418, target E16323
Allen's swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species of Old World monkey endemic to swamps and riparian forests in the central Congo Basin.
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Allen's swamp monkey
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)Quote, threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Allen's swamp monkey is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and is projected to become threatened by poaching as road infrastructure expands near its habitats in relation to the logging industry in the Congo Basin.
3. Allen's Swamp Monkey (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q19486 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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