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The gelada (''Theropithecus gelada''), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or, erroneously, the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with large populations in the Semien Mountains. ''Theropithecus'' is derived from the Greek root words for "beast-ape." Like its close relatives the baboons (genus ''Papio''), it is largely terrestrial, spending much of its time foraging in grasslands. ==Phylogeny and fossils== Since 1979, it has been customary to place the gelada in its own genus (''Theropithecus''), though some genetic research suggests that this monkey should be grouped with its papionine (baboon) kin; other researchers have classified the species even farther distant from ''Papio''. While ''Theropithecus gelada'' is the only living species of its genus, separate, larger species are known from the fossil record: ''T. brumpti'', ''T. darti'' and ''T. oswaldi'', formerly classified under genus ''Simopithecus''. ''Theropithecus'', while restricted at present to Ethiopia, is also known from fossil specimens found in Africa and the Mediterranean into Asia, including South Africa, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and India, more exactly at Mirzapur, Cueva Victoria, Pirro Nord, Ternifine, Hadar, Turkana, Makapansgat and Swartkrans. The two subspecies of gelada are:〔 * Northern gelada, ''Theropithecus gelada gelada'' * Eastern gelada, southern gelada or Heuglin's gelada, ''Theropithecus gelada obscurus'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gelada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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