Ugandan grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus ugandae
Conservation Status
Data DeficientMammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae
About
The Uganda mangabey is a subspecies of the grey-cheeked mangabey, an Old World monkey, found only in Uganda and in the Minziro Forest Reserve, just over the border in Tanzania. Colin Groves upgraded the Ugandan population of this crested mangabey to the new species L. ugandae on 16 February 2007, but this is not widely accepted. This subspecies is significantly smaller than the other subspecies of grey-cheeked mangabey, with a shorter skull and smaller face. 2018 was the most recent year in which the International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the conservation status of L. albigena ugandae, describing it as being of vulnerable.
Fun Fact
One of the largest populations of Uganda mangabey is in the Mabira Central Forest Reserve.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs in both primary and secondary forests, and is an arboreal species, spending most of its time in the upper canopy, where it forages for fruits and seeds; favoured food items include the fruits of the false nutmeg and of the breadfruit, the fruits and seeds of Erythrophleum spp.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance