Allochrocebus solatus

(M. J. S. Harrison, 1988)

Sun-tailed Monkey

Formerly Cercopithecus solatus. Also as Sun-tailed Guenon.
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Location:France, Brittany region, Ille-et-Vilaine department, Paimpont Biological StationDate taken:Jul 17, 1999Description:Formerly Cercopithecus solatus. Also as Sun-tailed Guenon.

Distribution :

C Gabon.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5211

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Cercopithecini
Genus : Allochrocebus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Harrison, M.J.S. 1988-07. A new species of guenon (genus Cercopithecus) from Gabon. Journal of Zoology, London 215(3):561-575.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1988.tb02860.x

Original name as described

Cercopithecus solatus

Other common names

Sun-tailed Guenon

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1985.1148

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/494c2bb3-c8ae-43c9-b09a-d6e900baa24f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56ea6807-c02b-4892-b26e-1d04b5abd5e4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a022e33c-3525-4ed6-b997-dff3ce9d6a42 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aae1834b-0ea2-41f6-bd31-af3ec1917fb8

Type locality

Gabon, River Bali, Forêt des Abeilles, south-east of Booué (0° 14' S, 12° 15' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Gabon

Taxonomy notes

moved from Cercopithecus to Allochrocebus

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C.P. 2006. Taxonomy and biogeography of the primates of western Uganda. Pp. 3–20 in Newton-Fisher, N.E., Notman, H., Paterson, J.D. and Reynolds, V. (eds.). Primates of Western Uganda. Springer, New York. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-33505-6_1

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000562

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Cercopithecus solatus

(M. J. S. Harrison, 1988)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

solatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1985.1148

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/494c2bb3-c8ae-43c9-b09a-d6e900baa24f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56ea6807-c02b-4892-b26e-1d04b5abd5e4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a022e33c-3525-4ed6-b997-dff3ce9d6a42 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aae1834b-0ea2-41f6-bd31-af3ec1917fb8

Authority page

562

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (1993:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Allochrocebus solatus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

solatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

676

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4230/154209091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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