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The '''white-eyelid mangabeys''' are African [[Old World monkey|Old World]] [[monkey]]s belonging to the [[genus]] '''''Cercocebus'''''. They are characterized by their bare upper [[eyelid]]s, which are lighter than their facial skin colouring, and the uniformly coloured hairs of the [[fur]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Mangabey |volume=17 |page=568}}</ref> The other two genera of [[mangabey (disambiguation)|mangabey]]s, ''[[Lophocebus]]'' and ''[[Rungwecebus]]'', were once thought to be very closely related to ''Cercocebus'', so much so that all the species were placed in one genus |
The '''white-eyelid mangabeys''' are African [[Old World monkey|Old World]] [[monkey]]s belonging to the [[genus]] '''''Cercocebus'''''. They are characterized by their bare upper [[eyelid]]s, which are lighter than their facial skin colouring, and the uniformly coloured hairs of the [[fur]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Mangabey |volume=17 |page=568}}</ref> The other two genera of [[mangabey (disambiguation)|mangabey]]s, ''[[Lophocebus]]'' and ''[[Rungwecebus]]'', were once thought to be very closely related to ''Cercocebus'', so much so that all the species were placed in one genus, but ''Lophocebus'' and ''Rungwecebus'' species are now understood to be more closely related to the [[baboon]]s in genus ''Papio'', while the ''Cercocebus'' species are more closely related to the [[mandrill]]. |
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==Species== |
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| White-eyelid mangabeys | |
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| Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Cercopithecinae |
| Tribe: | Papionini |
| Genus: | Cercocebus É. Geoffroy, 1812 |
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| Cercocebus fuliginosus
É. Geoffroy, 1812 | |
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The white-eyelid mangabeys are African Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Cercocebus. They are characterized by their bare upper eyelids, which are lighter than their facial skin colouring, and the uniformly coloured hairs of the fur.[1] The other two genera of mangabeys, Lophocebus and Rungwecebus, were once thought to be very closely related to Cercocebus, so much so that all the species were placed in one genus, but Lophocebus and Rungwecebus species are now understood to be more closely related to the baboons in genus Papio, while the Cercocebus species are more closely related to the mandrill.
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