The Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) is a highly endangered species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Some authorities have included the taxa agilis and sanjei as subspecies of this species,[4] while others award these full species status.[1]
It is endemic to riverine forest patches along the lower Tana River in southeastern Kenya. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, which has increased in recent years.[5] This species was, together with the equally endangered Tana River red colobus, the main reason for the creation of the Tana River Primate Reserve in 1978,[6] but human encroachment within this reserve continues.[7] Recently, it has been suggested that 20,000 hectares of the Tana River Delta should be transformed into sugarcane plantations, but this has, temporarily at least, been stopped by the High Court of Kenya.[8]
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^Butynski, T.M.; de Jong, Y.A.; Wieczkowski, J.; King, J. (2020). "Cercocebus galeritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4200A17956330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4200A17956330.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^Grubb, P.; Butynski, T. M.; Oates, J. F.; Bearder, S. K.; Disotell, T. R.; Groves, C. P. & Struhsaker, T. T. (2003). "Assessment of the diversity of African primates. International Journal of Primatology". 24: 1301–1357. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Wieczkowski, J. & Mbora, D. N. M. (2000). "Increasing threats to the conservation of endemic endangered primates and forests of the lower Tana River, Kenya". African Primates. 4: 32–40.
^"Kenya Wildlife Service – Tana River Primate Reserve". www.kws.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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