Preuss's monkey
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Allochrocebus |
| Species: | A. preussi
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| Allochrocebus preussi (Matschie, 1898)
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The Preuss's monkey (Allochrocebus preussi), also known as Preuss's guenon, is a
Preuss's monkey is currently classified as a member of the genus
The diet of Preuss's monkey is primarily fruit, leaves and insects, although the species occasionally raids human crops. It is darkish in coloration with a white chin, and adult males have a blue scrotum. Preuss's monkeys weigh up to 10 kg. Troops consist of one adult male and several females and adolescents, averaging 17 total per troop. Females give birth to a single offspring about once every three years. The young mature at 4 years and live to be an average of 31 years.
Preuss's monkey is an endangered species, due to
Preuss's monkey is known to occur in captivity at the Centre for Education, Rehabilitation, and Conservation of Primates and Nature (CERCOPAN) in Cross River State, Nigeria and the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Limbe, South-West Region, Cameroon.
There are two subspecies of Preuss's monkey:
- Cameroon Preuss's monkey, Cercopithecus preussi preussi
- Bioko Preuss's monkey, Cercopithecus preussi insularis
References
- ^ OCLC 62265494.
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Allochrocebus". ITIS. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "Allochrocebus". Mammal Diversity Database. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
External links
Media related to Cercopithecus preussi at Wikimedia Commons