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Crested mona monkey

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The crested mona monkey, Cercopithecus pogonias, is a medium-sized, long-tailed arboreal guenon of west central Africa, also called the crowned guenon or golden-bellied monkey. It has a brown coat speckled with grey that turns black on the lower limbs and the base of the tail, a golden-yellow rump and belly, and a dark blue face with a pink muzzle, framed by yellow fur and black stripes that meet in a small forehead crest which gives the species its name. It lives in mature lowland rainforest, in both primary and secondary forest with a well developed canopy, and avoids small forest patches. Groups of eight to twenty, usually one male with several females and their young, are highly vocal, and males make a booming call heard more than 200 metres away. It eats mainly fruit and also invertebrates, and it often joins mixed groups with other guenons. Three subspecies are widely accepted.

Facts
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 2
Lifespan
27 3
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Angola

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cameroon

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Central African Republic

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nigeria

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sources
1. Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)
  • Habits, diet
    The crested mona monkey is mainly frugivorous but invertebrates are also frequently taken, along with small quantities of leaves.
  • Description
    The crested mona monkey is a medium-sized, long tailed arboreal monkey.
  • Distribution
    Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Lead
    The crested mona monkey, also known as the crowned guenon, crowned monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or golden-bellied monkey, (Cercopithecus pogonias), is a species of African primate in the family Cercopithecidae found in west central Africa.
  • Infobox: status
    NT
  • Child Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Lead, classification
    is a species of African primate in the family Cercopithecidae found in west central Africa
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
    mature lowland rainforest
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2. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row Cercopithecus pogonias: Row for the species, Activity-Diurnal column
Quote, Row Cercopithecus pogonias: Row for the species, Activity-Diurnal column
718 Cercopithecus pogonias Cercopithecidae 20 0 0 0 10 0 50 0 10 10 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 3764.96 Ref_117 1
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3. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): Crested mona monkey
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
27 years (captivity)
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