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Allen's swamp monkey

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Allen's swamp monkey

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Also known as Allenopithecus nigroviridis

species of mammals

Wikidata facts

Instance of
monotypic taxon
Parent taxon
Allenopithecus
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Commons category
Allenopithecus nigroviridis
taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Allenopithecus nigroviridis
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Allenopithecus nigroviridis
taxon common name
Schwarzgrüne Meerkatze
longest observed lifespan
27
short name
A. nigroviridis
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The Allen's swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species of Old World monkey and the only member of the genus Allenopithecus. Phylogenetically, it is a sister clade to the guenons, but differs in dentition and habits.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allen's swamp monkey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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