Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Dwergmeerkat
Common Names in English:
Southern Talapoin Monkey, Talapoin
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Primates
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
()
- Pocock, 1918
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Parvorder:
Catarrhini
()
- É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Gregory & Hellman, 1923
- Family:
Cercopithecidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Cercopithecinae
()
- Tribe:
Cercopithecini
()
- Genus:
Miopithecus
()
- I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1842
- Specific name:
talapoin
- (Schreber, 1774)
- Scientific name: - Miopithecus talapoin (Schreber, 1774)
- Specific name:
talapoin
- (Schreber, 1774)
- Genus:
Miopithecus
(
- Tribe:
Cercopithecini
(
- Subfamily:
Cercopithecinae
(
- Family:
Cercopithecidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Catarrhini
(
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
(
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
(
- Order:
Primates
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 30-Jul-2002
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Miopithecus
There are approximately 3 species in this genus:
M. ogouensis · M. talapoin (Southern Talapoin Monkey) · M. talapoin talapoin
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Further Reading
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- A hand-book to the primates / by Henry O. Forbes. London: E. Lloyd, 1896-1897. ENG url p. 82.
- A review of the primates / by Daniel Giraud Elliot. New York, U.S.A.: American Museum of Natural History, 1912 [i.e. 1913]. ENG url p. 1, p. 2.
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. ENG url p. 97.
- Arsberattelse om Zoologiens Framsteg till Kongl. Vetenskaps Akademien afgiven af Zoologiae Intendenterna. url p. 88.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 713.
- Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the Museum / by J.E. Gray London, 1870. ENG url p. 20.
- Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Paris: Gauthier-Villars. FRE url p. 1245.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Lee, P.C., Thornback, J. and Bennett, E.L. 1988. Threatened Primates of Africa. The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- The geographical and geological distribution of animals by Angelo Heilprin. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, 1887. ENG url p. 397.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Butynski, T. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Butynski, T. and Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. Miopithecus talapoin. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 12, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481791
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-573032
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13837206
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 573032
- IUCN ID: 13572
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6410
