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Cercopithecus neglectus De Brazza's monkey

The range of Debrazza's monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus, is a large triangle bordered by southern Ethiopia to the Northeast, Cameroon to the Northwest, and northern Angola to the south. This species is more common in easten Africa and less regularly observed on the continent's western side. Debrazza's monkeys are found in forests, swamps, and seasonally flooded areas. They exist predominantly in the closed canopy, preferring dense vegetation, and are generally found within 1 km (.62 miles) of rivers in

Cercopithecus mona mona monkey

in captivity. These include Cercopithecus neglectus, Cercopithecus mitis, and Cercopithecus atheiops.(Grzimek 1990, Kingdon 1974, Nowak 1999, Zoo Atlanta 1989) Mona monkeys are also sometimes referred to as Dent's Monkeys. The maximum lifespan of a mona monkey in the wild is around 30 years. Their lifespan is affected by variables such as predators and disease. Their predators include the crested eagle, python, leopard, and golden cat. With respect to diseases, they are naturally immune to yellow fever and

Cercocebus torquatus red-capped mangabey

Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys

Cercopithecus lomamiensis lesula

their sister species owl-faced guenons (Cercopithecus hamlyni) can be distinguished from all other species of genus Cercopithecus by their vertical nose stripe, facial mane and skull shape. Mature adult males exhibit vibrant blue patches of bare skin on their perineum, buttocks and scrotum. Lesulas and owl-faced guenons display different dental patterns; lesulas possess larger incisors and molars. Lesulas are sexually dimorphic: females have shorter, lighter bodies and paler gray perineal coloring

Cercopithecus campbelli Campbell's monkey

Campbell's monkeys (Cercopithecus campbelli) are native to the Ethiopian region, in the coastal area of western Africa. Their known range extends as far northwest as Banjul, the Gambia, and as far southwest as Cotê D'Ivoire. Campbell's monkeys occupy the countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau (including the island of Caravela), and Senegal. Campbell's monkeys live in terrestrial environments, such as lowlands and gallery forests, which are forested riparian corridors in an otherwise open

Cercocebus galeritus Tana river mangabey

Cercopithecus mitis blue monkey

Cercopithecus mitis is found in rain forests of central, eastern, and southern Africa. The species can also be found in the Congo basin. Cercopithecus mitis is found in a variety of habitats. They are very dependent upon humid, shaded areas with abundant water and tall trees which provide both food and shelter. Blue monkeys are small (ranging in weight from 4 to 6 kg) and arboreal. The face is nearly naked, usually dark in color (infrequently blue), and has well-developed musculature (Lawlor, 1979

Cercopithecus ascanius black-cheeked white-nosed monkey

Redtail monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius) are found in Africa from the Central African Republic eastwards through Kenya and south into Angola and Zambia. Populations are most dense in Uganda. Redtail monkeys can live in a rather large variety of habitats. They are mainly found in the middle canopy of tropical rain forest habitats. However, they have also been observed in swamp forests, secondary forests, riverine gallery forest, and other woodlands (Smuts et al. 1987). This relatively small primate exhibits

Cercocebus chrysogaster golden-bellied mangabey

Cercopithecus hamlyni owl-faced monkey

They live in a rainforest region surrounded by natural borders. Lakes and river systems, rainforests, and a volcano range define the edges of their range. The owl-faced monkey, or Hamlyn's monkey, is a sexually dimorphic species; the males are typically larger than the females. The average body length for an adult male is 50-65 cm with an average weight range from 7-10 kg. Females have an average body length of 40-55 cm and an average weight from 4.5-6 kg.The coat of an adult Cercopithecus hamlyni is olive

Cercopithecus sclateri Sclater's guenon

that their positional behavior is related to diet. For instance, climbing is negatively correlated to fruit in the diet. Species that eat larger numbers of insects use more transitional postures than other species. Guenons use their tails for balance and usually sleep in trees. Cercopithecus sclateri is sympatric with several other species of primates including Perodicticus potto, Arctocebus calabarensis, Cercocebus torquatus, Cercopithecus mona, and Cercopithecus nicticans. The closely related

Cercopithecus lhoesti L'hoest's monkey

Hoest's monkeys are most vulnerable to snares and shotgun hunting. L'Hoest's monkeys, Cercopithecus lhoesti, were formerly classifed as a single speices with two other taxa of western Africa, Preuss's Monkey (Cercopithecus preussi) and Sun-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus solatus

Cercopithecus wolfi Wolf's monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi is most commonly found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and areas in Uganda. There are three subspecies of Wolf’s monkey: Cercopithecus wolfi wolfi occurs between the Congo and Sankuru Rivers, Cercopithecus wolfi pyrogaster is found between the Kwango and Kasai-Lulua Rivers, and Cercopithecus wolfi elegans is found between the Lomami and Lualaba Rivers. Cercopithecus wolfi occupies primary and secondary lowland rainforest habitats. Wolf's monkeys are commonly found in swamp forests

Cercocebus atys sooty mangabey

wild as participants in mixed primate species groups in the Tai National Park along with western red colobuses (Piliocolobus badius) and Diana monkeys (Cercopithecus diana). These inter-species groups ensure better protection against predators, and usually involve monkeys with different dietary needs to eliminate food competition (Macdonald 2001). These inter-species groups allow arboreal monkeys to come closer to the ground and extend their niche when sooty mangabeys are nearby, due to a perceived reduced

Cercopithecus diana Diana monkey

Cercopithecus diana is distributed from Sierra Leone to Ghana, in Western Africa. Diana monkeys dwell in upper levels of primeval forest trees. They sleep in trees in closed forest canopies, and never make nests. Cercopithecus diana ranges from 40 to 55 cm in length, with a long tail 50 to 75 cm long. The coloration is extremely variable. These primates are generally black, with a white throat, ruff, pointed beard, and anterior side of arms. A white stripe runs down the thighs (Kingdon 1989). The posterior

Cercopithecus roloway Roloway monkey

suggest that Roloway monkeys have a polygynous mating system similar to Diana monkeys. Little is known about reproduction of this species in the wild. Species in the genus Cercopithecus don't have a specific breeding season and breeding may be influenced by environmental factors. Guenon species have a regular estrus cycle lasting, on average, 30 days. Single births are most common and twins are rare. Diana monkey offspring are born with their eyes open. Their deciduous incisors grow in early and the milk

Cercocebus agilis agile mangabey

Cercopithecus cephus moustached monkey

crossing point. Cercopithecus cephus occurs in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, southern Cameroon, southwestern Central African Republic, northwestern Angola, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cercopithecus cephus inhabits an array of forested regions including primary rainforests, secondary rainforests, and gallery forests. Cercopithecus cephus has a very colorful face, bluish to violet with a bluish-white crescented stripe below the naked nose. Beneath this “moustache

Cercopithecus nictitans white-nosed guenon

nictitans nictitans and the more restricted C. nictitans martini, but an isolated population of the latter is thought to represent a distinct and possibly threatened subspecies. A recent morphometric analysis (Cardini & Elton, 2008) misclassified Cercopithecus diana within the Cercopithecus mitis species group, which includes Cercopithecus nictitans, Cercopithecus albogularis, and Cercopithecus mitis. The inclusion of Cercopithecus nictitans within the Cercopithecus mitis species group was confirmed by a