Hominidae

IUCN Publication

Handbook of the mammals of the world : vol. 3 : primates

Everybody knows that humans are members of the mammalian Order Primates, but ask somebody to name some of our cousins and they would at best come up with five or six of the most widely known.

Author(s):

  • Mittermeier, Russell A.
  • Wilson, Don E.

Organization(s):

  • IUCN
  • Conservation International
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • Texas A & M University, US
Publication Year: 
2013
IUCN Publication

Primates of West Africa : a field guide and natural history

West Africa, from the coast of Senegal to Lake Chad and Cameroon's Sanaga River, is home to 60 primate species and subspecies, 46 of which occur nowhere else. They range from the nocturnal angwantibo, pottos, and galagos, to the mangabeys, baboons, and the drill, to guenons and colobus monkeys.

Author(s):

  • Nash, Stephen D.
  • Oates, John F.

Organization(s):

  • Conservation International
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
  • Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, US
Publication Year: 
2011
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