Osman Hill's Mangabey
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Osman Hill’s mangabey is a species
of crested mangabey
in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies
of the gray-cheeked mangabey, L. albigena. It was named after William Charles Osman Hill
, a primatologist, anthropologist, and anatomist from the 20th century.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of crested mangabey
Crested mangabey
The crested mangabeys are West-African Old World monkeys, belonging to the genus Lophocebus. They tend to have dark skin, eyelids that match their facial skin, and crests of hair on their heads. Another genus of mangabeys, Cercocebus, was once thought to be very closely related, so much so that all...
in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the gray-cheeked mangabey, L. albigena. It was named after William Charles Osman Hill
William Charles Osman Hill
William Charles Osman Hill was a British anatomist, primatologist, and a leading authority on primate anatomy during the 20th century...
, a primatologist, anthropologist, and anatomist from the 20th century.