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577:"Eastern Congolian swamp forests"
338:Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster
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651:Terrestrial Ecoregions
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483:Lomami National Park
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187:Conservation status
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326:Wolf's mona monkey
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278:habitats
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264:Climate
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