Guenon

The genus Cercopithecus, derived from the Ancient Greek terms κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) and πίθηκος (píthēkos, "ape"), was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Species list

Genus

Cercopithecus – Linnaeus

, 1758 – nineteen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Blue monkey	C. mitis Wolf, 1822 Sixteen subspecies C. m. albogularis (Sykes' monkey) C. m. albotorquatus C. m. boutourlinii (Boutourlini's blue monkey) C. m. doggetti (silver monkey) C. m. erythrarchus C. m. heymansi (Lomami River blue monkey) C. m. kandti (golden monkey) C. m. kolbi C. m. labiatus C. m. manyaraensis C. m. mitis (Pluto monkey) C. m. moloneyi C. m. monoides C. m. opisthostictus C. m. stuhlmanni (Stuhlmann's blue monkey) C. m. zammaranoi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 31–70 cm (12–28 in) long, plus 55–109 cm (22–43 in) tail[6] Habitat: Forest[7] Diet: Fruit and leaves, as well as invertebrates[8]	LC  Unknown [7]
Campbell's mona monkey	C. campbelli Waterhouse, 1838	Western Africa	Size: 36–55 cm (14–22 in) long, plus 49–85 cm (19–33 in) tail[9] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland[10] Diet: Fruit, leaves, seeds and grains, as well as birds, bird eggs, small reptiles, and insects[9]	NT  Unknown [10]
Crested mona monkey	C. pogonias Bennett, 1833 Three subspecies C. p. grayi (Gray's crested mona) C. p. nigripes (Black-footed crested mona) C. p. pogonias (Golden-bellied crested mona)	Central Africa	Size: 34–55 cm (13–22 in) long, plus 48–87 cm (19–34 in) tail[11] Habitat: Forest[12] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as leaves, flowers and insects[12]	NT  Unknown [12]
De Brazza's monkey	C. neglectus Schlegel, 1876	Central Africa	Size: 39–60 cm (15–24 in) long, plus 47–79 cm (19–31 in) tail[13] Habitat: Inland wetlands and forest[14] Diet: Fruit, as well as leaves, flowers, mushrooms, beetles, termites, and worms[15]	LC  Unknown [14]
Dent's mona monkey	C. denti Thomas, 1907	Central Africa	Size: 40–70 cm (16–28 in) long, plus 70–90 cm (28–35 in) tail[16] Habitat: Forest[17] Diet: Fruit and arthropods, as well as flowers, caterpillars, shoots, and leaves[17]	LC  Unknown [17]
Diana monkey	C. diana (Linnaeus, 1758)	Western Africa	Size: 40–55 cm (16–22 in) long, plus 50–75 cm (20–30 in) tail[18] Habitat: Forest[19] Diet: Fruit, flowers, leaves, insects, and other invertebrates[18]	EN  Unknown [19]
Greater spot-nosed monkey	C. nictitans (Linnaeus, 1766) Five subspecies C. n. insolitus C. n. ludio C. n. martini C. n. nictitans C. n. stampflii	Western Africa	Size: 40–57 cm (16–22 in) long, plus 56–100 cm (22–39 in) tail[20] Habitat: Forest[21] Diet: Fruits and seeds, as well as leaves and insects[22]	NT  Unknown [21]
Hamlyn's monkey	C. hamlyni Pocock, 1907 Two subspecies C. h. hamlyni C. h. kahuziensis	Central Africa	Size: 43–63 cm (17–25 in) long, plus 49–63 cm (19–25 in) tail[23] Habitat: Forest[24] Diet: Shoots, leaves, plants, and herbs, as well as fruit and seeds[25]	VU  Unknown [24]
Lesser spot-nosed monkey	C. petaurista (Schreber, 1774) Two subspecies C. p. buettikoferi C. p. petaurista	Western Africa	Size: 29–53 cm (11–21 in) long, plus 57–78 cm (22–31 in) tail[26] Habitat: Forest[27] Diet: Fruit as well as insects[26]	NT  Unknown [27]
Lesula	C. lomamiensis Hart et al., 2012	Central Africa	Size: 40–65 cm (16–26 in) long, plus 40–65 cm (16–26 in) tail[28] Habitat: Forest[29] Diet: Leaves, fruits and flowers[30]	VU  Unknown [29]
Lowe's mona monkey	C. lowei Thomas, 1923	Western Africa (in green)	Size: 36–55 cm (14–22 in) long, plus 54–85 cm (21–33 in) tail[31] Habitat: Forest and savanna[32] Diet: Fruit and insects[31]	VU  10,000 [32]
Mona monkey	C. mona (Schreber, 1774)	Western Africa	Size: 32–53 cm (13–21 in) long, plus 67–90 cm (26–35 in) tail[33] Habitat: Forest[34] Diet: Fruit, sprouts, leaves, and invertebrates[33]	NT  Unknown [34]
Moustached guenon	C. cephus (Linnaeus, 1758) Three subspecies C. c. cephodes C. c. cephus C. c. ngottoensis	Western Africa	Size: 44–60 cm (17–24 in) long, plus 66–99 cm (26–39 in) tail[35] Habitat: Forest[36] Diet: Fruit, as well as seeds, leaves, insects, and eggs[37]	LC  Unknown [36]
Red-eared guenon	C. erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838 Two subspecies C. e. camerunensis (Cameroon Red-eared Monkey) C. e. erythrotis (Bioko Red-eared Monkey)	Western Africa	Size: 36–55 cm (14–22 in) long, plus 46–77 cm (18–30 in) tail[38] Habitat: Forest[39] Diet: Fruit, as well as leaves, shoots and arthropods[39]	VU  Unknown [39]
Red-tailed monkey	C. ascanius (Audebert, 1799) Five subspecies C. a. ascanius C. a. atrinasus C. a. katangae C. a. schmidti C. a. whitesidei	Central Africa	Size: 34–55 cm (13–22 in) long, plus 67–92 cm (26–36 in) tail[40] Habitat: Forest[41] Diet: Fruit, as well as leaves, insects, flowers, buds, and tree gum[42]	LC  Unknown [41]
Roloway monkey	C. roloway (Schreber, 1774)	Western Africa	Size: 44–62 cm (17–24 in) long, plus 70–91 cm (28–36 in) tail[43] Habitat: Forest[44] Diet: Insects, as well as seeds, fruit, and leaves[43]	CR  Unknown [44]
Sclater's guenon	C. sclateri Pocock, 1904	Western Africa	Size: 32–38 cm (13–15 in) long, plus 61–85 cm (24–33 in) tail[45] Habitat: Forest[46] Diet: Fruit, as well as insects, flowers and leaves[47]	EN  Unknown [46]
White-throated guenon	C. erythrogaster Gray, 1866 Two subspecies C. e. erythrogaster (Red-bellied guenon) C. e. pococki (Nigerian white-throated guenon)	Western Africa	Size: 38–46 cm (15–18 in) long, plus 58–70 cm (23–28 in) tail[26] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[48] Diet: Fruit[48]	EN  Unknown [48]
Wolf's mona monkey	C. wolfi Meyer, 1891 Three subspecies C. w. elegans C. w. pyrogaster C. w. wolfi	Central Africa	Size: 44–52 cm (17–20 in) long, plus 69–83 cm (27–33 in) tail[49] Habitat: Forest[50] Diet: Fruit, leaves, seeds, and flowers[49]	NT  Unknown [50]

Hybrids

The red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) is known to hybridize with the blue monkey (C. mitis) in several locations in the wild in Africa.^[51]

References

Sources

• Kingdon, Jonathan (2015). The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals (Second ed.).
  ISBN 978-1-4729-2531-2
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External links

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