Johnston's mangabey

The Johnston Mangabe ( Lophocebus johnstoni ) is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae ( Cercopithecidae ). It was long considered a subspecies of the Grauwangenmangabe, in 2007, but raised to the species status.

Johnston mangabeys are slim built primates with long limbs and a long tail. Their fur is consistently dark, usually black, brown colored and also at the bottom is not brighter. The head is characterized by the elongated snout, long back hair are gray -brown. At the top of the head, they have two horn-like hair tufts. The coloration of the long hair on the shoulders varies from dark brown to gray- brown.

Johnston mangabeys live in middle Africa. Its distribution area covers the north and east of the Democratic Republic of Congo - here the Congo River forms the southern boundary - as well as Rwanda and Burundi. Their habitat is forests, mainly tropical rainforests.

Little is known about the lifestyle of the Johnston mangabeys. Presumably, they are like all Schwarzmangaben diurnal and arboreal, which rarely come to the ground. They live in small groups and feed on fruits, nuts and small animals.

Even on the level of risk, little is known. The IUCN lists the species not yet separated from the Grauwangenmangabe.