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Moustached monkey is separate species


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A monkey from Ethiopia and Sudan with a "handlebar moustache" has been identified as a distinct species.

Scientists took a fresh look at the distribution and physical appearance of patas monkeys in Ethiopia, confirming there were two species rather than one.

It was originally described as a separate species in 1862, but was later folded in - incorrectly - with other patas monkeys to form a single species.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42720556

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