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Gabon talapoin

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The Gabon talapoin (Miopithecus ogouensis), also called the northern talapoin, is a very small Old World monkey of equatorial Africa, found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and far western Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of only two species in the genus Miopithecus, and it was separated from the Angolan talapoin by Jonathan Kingdon in 1997, taking its name from the Ogooue River. Adults are large-headed with olive-yellow fur, flesh-coloured ears and cheek pouches, and females weigh about 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms. The monkeys stay within a few hundred metres of rivers and swamps and can dive and swim when alarmed. They live in mixed groups of about 12 to 20 and eat mostly fruit, with insects, seeds and leaves, and they also raid plantations. The species is listed as Near Threatened because hunting is reducing the number of mature animals.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 3
Body Size Band
Tiny 4
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 4
Lifespan
28 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source GBIF: GBIF species match for Miopithecus ogouensis
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Found In

Cameroon

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Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo
Gabon

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Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of the Congo

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo
Sources
1. Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, conservation
    its overall population trend is decreasing
  • Lead, diet
    Its diet constitute of mostly foraged fruits, seeds, leaves and insects
  • Behavior, social life and reproduction
    Gabon talapoins have been known to live up to 28 years in captivity
  • Conservation status
    The decline in mature individuals have been attributed to increasing hunting activity.
  • Conservation status, hunting
    an increase in the hunting and trapping of smaller mammals like the Gabon talapoin
  • Lead
    The Gabon talapoin (Miopithecus ogouensis), also known as the northern talapoin, is a small species of African monkey native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Geographic distribution
    Presence of Gabon talapoin have been documented along the Djérem River in the gallery forest, within the transition zone between the Central African forest block and the Guinea-Congolia/Sudania savannas.
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2. GBIF: GBIF species page for Miopithecus ogouensis
GBIFStatus and Conservation
Quote, Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II. Classified as
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3. GBIF: GBIF IUCN Red List category for Miopithecus ogouensis
GBIFIUCN Red List category
Quote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "NEAR_THREATENED"
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4. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row Miopithecus ogouensis: Row for the species, Activity-Diurnal column
    751 Miopithecus ogouensis Cercopithecidae 20 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 1250 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • Row Miopithecus ogouensis: Row for the species, BodyMass-Value column
    751 Miopithecus ogouensis Cercopithecidae 20 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 1250 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
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GBIF: GBIF species match for Miopithecus ogouensis
GBIFChild Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Classification, family
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Cercopithecidae, Classification, family
"family": "Cercopithecidae"
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