Moustached Monkey

Cercopithecus cephus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae

About

The moustached guenon or moustached monkey is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

Fun Fact

It is named by its unique moustached face in the monkeys, which has three recognized subspecies: (1) Red-tailed moustached monkey (C.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Live in undistributed forests, and they are not easy to be recorded by ground-level cameras because they are arboreal.

Diet

Eat the monkey's left-over banana skins, which also allowed the two species to be vectored by the mosquitos in the same area.

Lifespan

22 years

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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