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Sooty mangabey

Mammals

The sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) is an Old World monkey found in the forests of tropical West Africa, in a belt along the coast from Senegal down to the Ivory Coast, including Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone. After an IUCN assessment in 2016 the eastern form was split off as a separate species, Cercocebus lunulatus. Sooty mangabeys are terrestrial omnivores that spend about 75 percent of their time on the ground, eating mostly nuts and seeds, with fruit and invertebrates making up much of the rest, and their strong molars suit that diet of hard seeds. They are diurnal and mostly active during the day. Numbers are believed to be falling as forest is felled for firewood and timber and cleared for agriculture, and mangabeys are also hunted for meat, so the IUCN assesses the species as Vulnerable.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Body Size Band
Medium 2
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Lifespan
18 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web: Sooty mangabey
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Found In

Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Guinea

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Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Guinea-Bissau

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Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Liberia

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Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Senegal

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Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Sierra Leone

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Sources
1. Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)
  • Diet
    Sooty mangabeys are terrestrial omnivores
  • Diet, system
    Sooty mangabeys are terrestrial omnivores, typically spending around 75% of their overall time on the ground
  • Behaviour
    Sooty mangabeys are diurnal animals that are mostly active during the day.
  • Conservation
    The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of sooty mangabeys as Vulnerable.
  • Conservation, population trend
    The sooty mangabey is believed to be decreasing in numbers as its forest habitat is degraded
  • Conservation, threats
    with trees being felled for firewood and timber and forest habitats used for agriculture
  • Conservation, threats (2)
    sooty mangabeys are hunted for meat in some parts of its range
  • Habitat and ecology
    The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Lead
    is an Old World monkey found in forests from Senegal in a margin along the coast down to the Ivory Coast
  • In Group: Primate Species, Lead
    is an Old World monkey found in forests from Senegal in a margin along the coast down to the Ivory Coast
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2. Animal Diversity Web: Sooty mangabey
Animal Diversity Web
  • Physical Description, range mass
    5 to 14 kg
  • Conservation Status, CITES
    Appendix II
  • Lifespan/Longevity, average lifespan (wild)
    18 years
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
    rainforest
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