Rungwecebus kipunji Gianna Rossi

Rungwecebus Kipunji
Gianna Rossi
TaxonomyOrder: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Family: Cercopithecoidea Tribe: Papionini Genus: Rungwecebus Species: Rungewecebus kipunji *Originally placed in the genus Lophocebus but DNA analysis led to placement in Rungwecebus
Geographic Range Discovered in 2005,
endemic to Tanzania Tanzania is along the
east coast of Africa and close to the top of Madagascar
Classified as endangered on the ICUN red list
Habitat Primarily arboreal,
occasionally descend for food or predation
Live in upper montane areas and degraded montane areas
Open areas are avoided and live in highly concentrated areas
Diet Omnivorous Modify diet to each season Folivorous in dry seasons &
frugivorous in wet Diet ranges from tree bark,
leaves, flowers, ripe and unripe fruit, to fungi, moss and lichens.
Mating Limited information at the
time Genital swelling has been
observed, similar to baboons & gelada.
Behaviors are most likely similar to that of baboons & gelada
Parental Investment is likely to be high
Social Strucure
Multimale Ndundulu two
groups of 12 & 17
Vary due to severe habitat degradation
Groups in Rungwe-Livingstone 30-36
Sources Davenport, TR. "Diet and Feeding Patterns in the Kipunji
(Rungwecebus Kipunji) in Tanzania's Southern Highlands: A First Analysis." PubMed (2010): n. pag. 5 Mar. 2010. Web. 9 Nov. 2015. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20204672
Ehardt, Carolyn L., and Thomas M. Butynski. "The Recently Described Highland Mangabey, Lophocebus Kipunji (Cercopithecoidea, Cercopithecinae): Current Knowledge and Conservation Assessmen." Primate Conservation, July 2006. Web.
Boomershine, L. 2007. "Rungwecebus kipunji" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rungwecebus_kipunji/. Web.
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