Sooty Mangabey vs Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey

Cercocebus atys compared with Cercocebus galeritus

Key Differences

• Sooty Mangabey is Vulnerable while Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sooty Mangabey	Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Primates (灵长目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Cercocebus	Cercocebus
Species	Cercocebus atys	Cercocebus galeritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sooty Mangabey and Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cercocebus.

Conservation Status

Sooty Mangabey

VU — Vulnerable

Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sooty Mangabey	Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sooty Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.