Theropithecus
Theropithecus is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae. It contains a single living species, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
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| Male gelada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Cercopithecinae |
| Tribe: | Papionini |
| Genus: | Theropithecus I. Geoffroy, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Theropithecus gelada (Rüppell, 1835) | |
| Species | |
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Additional species are known from fossils, including:
References
- Turner, Alan; Antón,Mauricio (2004). Evolving Eden, An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large-Mammal Fauna. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 55.
- "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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