Allen's swamp monkey

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Allen's swamp monkey[1]
At the Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Tribe: Cercopithecini
Genus: Allenopithecus
Lang, 1923
Species:
A. nigroviridis
Binomial name
Allenopithecus nigroviridis
(Pocock, 1907)
Allen's swamp monkey range

The Allen's swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species of Old World monkey and the only member of the genus Allenopithecus. Phylogenetically, it is a sister clade to the guenons, but differs in dentition and habits.

Allen's swamp monkey was named after American zoologist Joel Asaph Allen.[3]

Range

Allen's swamp monkey lives in the

DRC, and Cameroon.[4][5] It was recorded from Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve in the Central African Republic in 2016.[6]

Description

This monkey is a rather strongly built animal. The slight webbing of the fingers and toes point to its partially aquatic way of life. Allen's swamp monkey can reach a full body length from 45 to 60 cm, with a roughly 50-cm-long tail. Males, weighing up to 6 kg, are substantially larger than the females (up to 3.5 kg).

Behavior

Although still hunted for its meat, Allen's swamp monkey is increasingly seen as a household pet. (Photo taken in Basankusu, 2007)

Allen's swamp monkey is a

social
groups of up to 40 animals, communicating with different calls, gestures, and touches.

Its diet consists of fruits and leaves, as well as beetles and worms.

Little is known of the mating habits of this species. The females bear young, which are weaned around three months old and are mature after three to five years. Its lifespan can be as long as 23 years. Raptors, snakes, and the bonobo are the natural predators of Allen's swamp monkey. It is also hunted for its meat.

References

  1. OCLC 62265494
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  2. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T865A166606573.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ISBN 9780801895333
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  4. ^ "Allen's swamp monkey". Smithsonian's National Zoo. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ "Allen's Swamp Monkey Characteristics | Allenopithecus nigroviridis Facts". Bio Explorer. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. ^ Cassidy, Rod. "Allens monkey Youtube". YouTube. Sangha Lodge. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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