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Protected Areas for Threatened Primate Species habitats - Vulnerable (VU) ICN Red List

The Red List Assessments for African primates indicate the main threats are: 1) poaching 2) habitat loss, involving subsistence agriculture, industrial agriculture, extractive industries, and transportation and related infrastructure development, and 3) disease, including both human-caused and naturally occurring outbreaks.

The Primate Specialist Group has assessed the status of African primate species. At the species level, 156 species are considered threatened, with 43 listed as Critically Endangered (CR), 69 as  Endangered (EN), and 44 as Vulnerable (VU).

The map shows the percentage of Vulnerable (VU)primates species habitats protected by different protected area categories

 We grouped protected areas by IUCN categories such as ia and ib, II and III, and iv,v,vi

Overall, 14,61% of the vulnerable African primates species is covered by PAs

In the table below, the list of all African vulnerable primates species habitat areas with their related protection by country

Species Country area_range_sqkm total protection by country_sqkm percent of protection coverage by country Protection coverage by PAs with IUCN cat Ia and Ib Protection coverage by PAs with IUCN cat II and III Protection coverage by PAs with IUCN cat IV, V, VI Protection coverage by PAs with IUCN cat not provided
Eulemur rufifrons Madagascar 32616,966 15035,72 46,1   6790,086 1554,07 6691,56
Miopithecus talapoin Angola 186797,059 22384,18 11,98   9187,023 229,29 12967,87
Miopithecus talapoin Democratic Republic of the Congo 212160,522 2377,42 1,12     2347,22 30,2
Miopithecus talapoin Congo 102,52            
Cheirogaleus medius Madagascar 8993,79 4651,77 51,72   2837,238 1565,77 248,76
Eulemur rubriventer Madagascar 51229,156 26456,31 51,64 1491,83 8451,808 6064,95 10447,73
Paragalago orinus United Republic of Tanzania 18913,305 5561,41 29,4 147,895 1029,64 1364,61 3019,26
Avahi peyrierasi Madagascar 4374,325 3033,71 69,35   906,52 29,01 2098,18
Cercocebus atys Senegal 4430,597 1253,55 28,29   80,646 872,91 299,99
Cercocebus atys Liberia 95850,931 10946,83 11,42 0,692     10946,14
Cercocebus atys Sierra Leone 71574,393 10005,35 13,98   2084,674 311,79 7608,89
Cercocebus atys Guinea-Bissau 17561,14 4864,58 27,7       4864,58
Cercocebus atys Guinea 90304,406 5778,2 6,4 24,583 0,356 2341,62 3411,64
Cercocebus atys Cote d'Ivoire 36197,253 13708,93 37,87 33,194 5080,551 278,23 8316,95
Hapalemur meridionalis Madagascar 10993,429 6980 63,49   3530,844 579,33 2869,83
Lophocebus aterrimus Angola 6856,73            
Lophocebus aterrimus Democratic Republic of the Congo 699491,192 83294,91 11,91 2,323 33368,317 291,05 49633,22
Lophocebus aterrimus Congo 616,482            
Colobus caudatus Kenya 89,856 22,88 25,46       22,88
Colobus caudatus United Republic of Tanzania 4574,901 2311,27 50,52   2038,062   273,21
Eulemur rufus Madagascar 37094,25 7250,97 19,55   3105,157 3554,47 591,34
Colobus angolensis Uganda 6836,12 2411,17 35,27   1991,799 14,81 404,57
Colobus angolensis Burundi 1461,136 277,63 19 28,445 239,674 8,48 1,03
Colobus angolensis Rwanda 2395,989 1011,11 42,2   5,774 1005,34  
Colobus angolensis Kenya 2632,784 275,94 10,48   193,491   82,45
Colobus angolensis Angola 446074,683 30592,91 6,86   15148,011 9953,49 5491,41
Colobus angolensis United Republic of Tanzania 111173,355 31557 28,39 396,746 5312,745 3976,31 21871,2
Colobus angolensis Malawi 1243,123 27,25 2,19       27,25
Colobus angolensis Democratic Republic of the Congo 1532290,869 133872,24 8,74 2231,084 52246,882 20373,44 59020,84
Colobus angolensis Congo 1402,673 0,06 0       0,06
Colobus angolensis Zambia 14988,786 2885,6 19,25       2885,6
Eulemur albifrons Madagascar 19573,401 11885,44 60,72 39,648 10685,262 374,95 785,58
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis Ethiopia 9379,715 5548,44 59,15   890,667 763,5 3894,27
Microcebus myoxinus Madagascar 31128,074 3556,01 11,42   2621,252 692,69 242,07
Avahi occidentalis Madagascar 3050,161 1949,73 63,92   1416,055 533,67  
Eulemur fulvus Madagascar 48456,222 14468,33 29,86 1288,523 2746,733 8120,61 2312,46
Lepilemur mustelinus Madagascar 12959,451 5603,74 43,24   1034,766 4053,69 515,28
Procolobus verus Liberia 95299,427 10946,83 11,49 0,692     10946,14
Procolobus verus Benin 12506,008 1970,57 15,76       1970,57
Procolobus verus Ghana 102362,956 20536,46 20,06 370,299 7464,815 12690,26 11,09
Procolobus verus Sierra Leone 18872,794 2989,95 15,84   710,416 12,51 2267,02
Procolobus verus Nigeria 4748,298 482,34 10,16       482,34
Procolobus verus Guinea 13325,296 2126,28 15,96 142,608   86,13 1897,54
Procolobus verus Cote d'Ivoire 164318,167 40260,08 24,5 71,404 6690,952 501,65 32996,07
Procolobus verus Togo 955,082 20,32 2,13       20,32
Microcebus ravelobensis Madagascar 3336,832 2161,51 64,78   1617,61 543,9  
Hapalemur griseus Madagascar 90013,309 18710,42 20,79   4851,471 10373,35 3485,59
Mirza zaza Madagascar 9754,447 3079,19 31,57 46,326 11,194 644,15 2377,52
Lophocebus albigena Uganda 90659,34 13512,73 14,9   7867,31 304,71 5340,71
Lophocebus albigena Burundi 10396,475 640,08 6,16 76,672 554,928 8,48  
Lophocebus albigena Rwanda 7414,103 1180,37 15,92   138,19 1042,18  
Lophocebus albigena United Republic of Tanzania 711,818 338,4 47,54       338,4
Lophocebus albigena Equatorial Guinea 25002,244 4323,82 17,29   3050,758 668,17 604,89
Lophocebus albigena Gabon 239239,659 38719,63 16,18   274,713 4665,37 33779,55
Lophocebus albigena Democratic Republic of the Congo 686682,684 74963,83 10,92 2141,475 39337,422 12357,97 21126,97
Lophocebus albigena Nigeria 1063,053 597,7 56,22   557,702   40
Lophocebus albigena Central African Republic 39917,117 7014,28 17,57   1218,285 3350,11 2445,89
Lophocebus albigena Cameroon 184843,133 24246,8 13,12   16983,711 7133,69 129,39
Lophocebus albigena Congo 222167,112 27771,67 12,5   18634,702 4806,21 4330,76
Cheirogaleus major Madagascar 6393,447 2126,83 33,27   1561,597 75,98 489,26
Piliocolobus oustaleti South Sudan 2110,185 225,53 10,69     225,53  
Piliocolobus oustaleti Democratic Republic of the Congo 325954,719 40820,19 12,52   14904,782 14947,16 10968,25
Piliocolobus oustaleti Central African Republic 16030,128 4962,4 30,96   1213,019 1999,53 1749,85
Piliocolobus oustaleti Cameroon 50,334 20,29 40,31   18,117 2,17  
Piliocolobus oustaleti Congo 79994,622 8625,26 10,78   4089,051 4511,23 24,98
Piliocolobus gordonorum United Republic of Tanzania 1709,899 1668,84 97,6   558,811 201,51 908,52
Colobus satanas Equatorial Guinea 25447,197 4779,62 18,78 355,294 3148,091 670,72 605,51
Colobus satanas Gabon 165645,364 26887,22 16,23   223,576 3187,95 23475,69
Colobus satanas Cameroon 119538,823 11734,25 9,82   4517,986 7090,7 125,57
Colobus satanas Congo 16385,472 2093,52 12,78   2077,405   16,11
Microcebus tavaratra Madagascar 4231,185 3324,89 78,58     1123,66 2201,23
Hapalemur occidentalis Madagascar 26132,4 16304,25 62,39 925,643 10376,105 1627,6 3374,91
Mandrillus sphinx Equatorial Guinea 25002,244 4323,82 17,29   3050,758 668,17 604,89
Mandrillus sphinx Gabon 185487,917 31767,45 17,13   424,883 2365,48 28977,09
Mandrillus sphinx Cameroon 80129,398 11259,28 14,05   4154,283 7090,7 14,3
Mandrillus sphinx Congo 42634,478 4830,7 11,33   4683,971 54,96 91,77
Cercopithecus lomamiensis Democratic Republic of the Congo 19607,232 9571,63 48,82       9571,63
Allochrocebus lhoesti Uganda 4495,948 4343,97 96,62   3703,119 6,73 634,12
Allochrocebus lhoesti Burundi 430,545 234,97 54,58   226,488 8,48  
Allochrocebus lhoesti Rwanda 1623,758 960,8 59,17   5,774 955,03  
Allochrocebus lhoesti Democratic Republic of the Congo 209471,286 34081,77 16,27   28122,997 701,24 5257,54
Cercopithecus hamlyni Rwanda 20,825            
Cercopithecus hamlyni Democratic Republic of the Congo 225769,511 35449,44 15,7   31700,417 266,35 3482,68
Microcebus arnholdi Madagascar 771,772 473,06 61,3   277,637   195,42
Lepilemur seali Madagascar 7395,018 5511,61 74,53   4284,937 374,95 851,73
Piliocolobus semlikiensis Uganda 43,83 35,07 80,01   35,074    
Piliocolobus semlikiensis Democratic Republic of the Congo 54038,415 13853,01 25,64   11996,885   1856,13
Cercopithecus lowei Ghana 97907,056 19571,02 19,99 370,299 6418,202 12771,43 11,09
Cercopithecus lowei Guinea 2004,867 84,61 4,22     74,53 10,08
Cercopithecus lowei Cote d'Ivoire 164346,494 36611,82 22,28 28,314 8200,453 241,39 28141,66
Microcebus danfossi Madagascar 937,874 39,6 4,22     39,6  
Piliocolobus tholloni Democratic Republic of the Congo 498395,108 76325,94 15,31   33368,317   42957,63
Piliocolobus tholloni Congo 90,157            
Avahi laniger Madagascar 51916,294 16065,89 30,95 23,149 8540,74 5636,7 1865,29
Avahi ramanantsoavanai Madagascar 5832,064 3410,69 58,48   2540,878 556,13 313,67
Microcebus rufus Madagascar 2607,395 2460,06 94,35   989,457   1470,61
Cercopithecus erythrotis Equatorial Guinea 819,714 664,14 81,02 432,45 231,687    
Cercopithecus erythrotis Nigeria 13286,142 7373,09 55,49   3257,776   4115,31
Cercopithecus erythrotis Cameroon 40609,794 8342,58 20,54 52,616 6971,888 1263,47 54,61
Cheirogaleus crossleyi Madagascar 20521,66 8497,13 41,41   1556,152 3846,5 3094,48
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