The Golden-bellied Mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster (Primates: Cercopithecidae): distribution and conservation status

Inogwabini, Bila-Isia; Thompson, Jo

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“…Seven species of other diurnal primates include the Angolan pied colobus Colobus angolensis, Allen's swamp monkey Allenopithecus nigriviridis, black mangabey Lophocebus aterrimus, the Salonga red colobus (Procolobus) Piliocolobus tholonii, the red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius, the De Brazza's monkey Cercopithecus neglectus and the Wolf's monkey Cercopithecus mona wolfi (Gautier-Hion et al, 1999). Local communities claim that the golden-bellied mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster was also present near Maindombe, which concurs with the species distribution map compiled by Gautier-Hion et al (1999) but disappeared some years ago due to hunting (Inogwabini & Thompson, 2013 (Inogwabini et al, 2007a;Inogwabini et al 2007b). Brncic et al (2007) identified 420 plant species belonging to 79 families, including species that have been previously described as of paramount importance to bonobos for food and nesting trees such as Annonaceae (e.g.…”

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People and Bonobos in the Southern Lake Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo

Inogwabini

Nzala²,

Bokika³

2013

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The southern Lake Tumba landscape is one of the very few areas in the range of the bonobo distribution where the species occurs within distances easily accessible by human populations. It offers exceptional human-bonobo interactivity on which several ecological hypotheses have been tested. Ecological studies carried out in this area indicated that ecological factors cannot, on their own, explain the presence of the bonobos in high density. Detailed studies on human ecology, including how people in the southern Lake Tumba Landscape perceive the presence of the bonobos, are necessary to fully depict ecological interactions between bonobos and their environment in the southern Lake Tumba landscape. Structured interview questionnaires were administered to local people from two ethnic groups within the southern Lake Tumba Landscape and responses were recorded. A 2  -tests undertaken frequencies of responses to examine whether the perceived bonobo presence and abundance differed indicated that, indeed, the Bateke has a great knowledge of the bonobo ecology, they perceived bonobos differently when compared to the Ntomba. They showed greater willingness to protect the species. More generally, we concluded that the willingness to address conservation issues depended on tribe and have historical and cultural roots.

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People and Bonobos in the Southern Lake Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo

Inogwabini

Nzala²,

Bokika³

2013

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“…Many more primates species and subspecies ( n = 60) were killed on roads than is reported in the IUCN Red List as threatened by T&S corridors. Moreover, 14 of these species and subspecies that were not listed on the IUCN Red List as threatened by T&S corridors were either endangered or critically endangered (e.g., Inogwabini & Thompson, 2013; Ferreguetti et al., 2020) (complete list in Appendix S1). These findings suggest that a revision of the threat listings is potentially needed so that the impact of T&S corridors is more accurately captured on the IUCN Red List assessments for individual species and subspecies.…”

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Identifying and mitigating the impacts on primates of transportation and service corridors

Galea

Humle

2021

Conservation Biology

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Most primate populations are declining; 60% of species face extinction. The expansion of transportation and service corridors (T&S) (i.e., roads and railways and utility and service lines) poses a significant yet underappreciated threat. With the development of T&S corridors predicted to increase across primates' ranges, it is necessary to understand the current extent of its impacts on primates, the available options to mitigate these effectively, and recognize research and knowledge gaps. By employing a systematic search approach to identify literature that described the relationship between primates and T&S corridors, we extracted information from 327 studies published between 1980 and 2020. Our results revealed that 218 species and subspecies across 62 genera are affected, significantly more than the 92 listed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The majority of studies took place in Asia (45%), followed by mainland Africa (31%), the Neotropics (22%), and Madagascar (2%). Brazil, Indonesia, Equatorial Guinea, Vietnam, and Madagascar contained the greatest number of affected primate species. Asia featured the highest number of species affected by roads, electrical transmission lines, and pipelines and the only studies addressing the impact of rail and aerial tramways on primates. The impact of seismic lines only emerged in the literature from Africa and the Neotropics. Impacts are diverse and multifaceted, for example, animal–vehicle collisions, electrocutions, habitat loss and fragmentation, impeded movement and genetic exchange, behavioral changes, exposure to pollution, and mortality associated with hunting. Although several mitigation measures were recommended, only 41% of studies focused on their implementation, whereas only 29% evaluated their effectiveness. Finally, there was a clear bias in the species and regions benefiting from research on this topic. We recommend that government and conservation bodies recognize T&S corridors as a serious and mounting threat to primates and that further research in this area is encouraged.

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“…Listed as "Data deficient" by the IUCN as recently as January 2020, this species is now classified as "Endangered" (Hart & Thompson, 2020). There are no detailed behavioral studies of this species, with only limited anecdotes from encounters with unhabituated groups reported previously (Ehardt & Butynski, 2013;Inogwabini & Thompson, 2013).…”

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Golden‐bellied mangabeys (Cercocebus chrysogaster) exhibit a larger home range and longer travel distances than those of bonobos (Pan paniscus) at LuiKotale, Democratic Republic of the Congo

McLester

Fruth

2023

American J Primatol

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Primate ranging behavior is associated with numerous social and ecological correlates. Interspecific comparisons of ranging behavior can therefore provide insight into the socio‐ecological conditions that characterize a species' niche within its community. We provide the first description of ranging behavior in golden‐bellied mangabeys (Cercocebus chrysogaster), using sympatric bonobos (Pan paniscus) as a comparison. Over 6 months, we recorded GPS tracks at 1‐ and 5‐min intervals from one habituated golden‐bellied mangabey group and two habituated bonobo communities at LuiKotale, central Democratic Republic of the Congo. We compared estimates of home range size, time spent at different elevations, and hourly travel distances between species. We modeled daily travel distances against total monthly rainfall to investigate seasonal variation in daily ranging. The golden‐bellied mangabey home range was similarly sized or larger than each of the two bonobo communities at LuiKotale across estimation methods. Mangabeys visited more of their range per day and spent more time in terra firma forest and less time in swamps than bonobos. Mangabeys traveled significantly farther per day and during midday hours than bonobos, but travel distances did not relate to monthly rainfall in either species. Golden‐bellied mangabeys exhibited wide daily ranging behavior that more closely resembled that of sympatric bonobos than other Cercocebus species. Large homes ranges in mangabeys are likely influenced by food availability in terra firma forest, especially as groups appear to travel long distances between fruit trees and terrestrial food patches. Maximizing daytime activity may help mangabeys avoid competition from heterospecifics and indicates temporal niche partitioning in this primate community.

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The Golden-bellied Mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster (Primates: Cercopithecidae): distribution and conservation status

Cited by 55 publications

References 18 publications

People and Bonobos in the Southern Lake Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo

People and Bonobos in the Southern Lake Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo

Identifying and mitigating the impacts on primates of transportation and service corridors

Golden‐bellied mangabeys (Cercocebus chrysogaster) exhibit a larger home range and longer travel distances than those of bonobos (Pan paniscus) at LuiKotale, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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