Dryas Monkey
Chlorocebus dryas
Conservation Status
EndangeredMammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae
About
The Dryas monkey, also known as Salonga monkey, ekele, or inoko, is a little-known species of Old World monkey found only in the Congo Basin, restricted to the left bank of the Congo River. It is now established that the animals that had been classified as Cercopithecus salongo were in fact Dryas monkeys. Some older sources treat the Dryas monkey as a subspecies of the Diana monkey and classify it as C. diana dryas, but it is geographically isolated from any known Diana monkey population.
Fun Fact
This species is very social, and lives in groups that are either made up of their own species exclusively or within groups of mixed species.
Quick Facts
Habitat
This species prefers secondary forest locations
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
10–15 years
Threats
- Habitat Loss
- Poaching and Hunting
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Disease