Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1796
Primary Source Reference:
A Scientific and Descriptive Catalogue of Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, 1796), pp. 8-9
Notes:
Talapoins are two species of Old World monkeys classified in the genus Miopithecus that live in central Africa, with their range extending from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, one of which, the Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin), is pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Talapoin
Peale's Scientific Name:
Talapoin, Buff.; Simia talapoin L.
Current Common Name:
Angolan talapoin
Current Scientific Name
Miopithecus talapoin
