Rungwecebus kipunji

Davenport, Stanley, Sargis, De Luca, Mpunga, Machaga and Olsen, 2006

Kipunji

Figure 1. Photograph by T. Davenport.

Figure 2. FMNH 187122. Photograph by R. Banasiak.

Type Description:

Davenport, Tim R.B., William T. Stanley, Eric J. Sargis, Daniela W. De Luca, Noah E. Mpunga, Sophy J. Machaga, Link Olsen, 2006. A New Genus of African Monkey, Rungwecebus: Morphology, Ecology, and Molecular Phylogenetics, Science, 312:1378-1381.

Type Locality:

Rungwe-Livingstone (09°07' to 09°11' S and 33°36' to 33°55'E), Southern Highlands, Tanzania.

Measurements:

Total length: 850-900 mm

Head and body: 370 mm

Tail length: 499 mm

Hindfoot length: 128 mm

Ear length: 35 mm

Weight: 10-16 kg

Distribution:

Rungwecebus kipunji is found in pristine submontane forests, degraded and upper montane forests. This new species is only known from two isolated areas in Tanzania, one occurring in the Southern Highlands from 1750 up to 2450 m and the other in the Ndundulu Forest Reserve from 1300 to 1750 m. (Davenport, Stanley, Sargis, De Luca, Mpunga, Machaga and Olsen, 2006)

Figure 3.

Key Reference:

1. Davenport, T. R. B., W. T. Stanley, E. J. Sargis, D. W. De Luca, N. E. Mpunga, S. J. Machaga & L. E. Olson. 2006. A new genus of African monkey, Rungwecebus: morphology, ecology, and molecular phylogenetics. Science 312: 1378-1381.