Month: May 2020

De Brazza’s or Debrazza monkey, scientific name Cercopithecus neglectus is an Old World monkey endemic to the riverine and swamp forests of central Africa. This article will give an overview…

The king colobus, scientific name Colobus polykomos, often known as the western black-and-white colobus, is a species of Previous World monkey, present in lowland and mountain rain forests in an…

Colobus monkey tails cling elegantly from rainforest branches. Mischievous faces peer out, with wispy white beards making them a fascinating sight. This article will give an overview of colobus monkey…

The red-tailed monkey, often known as the black-cheeked white-nosed monkey, red-tailed guenon, redtail monkey, or Schmidt’s guenon, scientific name Cercopithecus ascanius is a species of primate within the household Cercopithecidae….

The Diana monkey, scientific name Cercopithecus diana is an Old World monkey. The time period “old-world monkey” refers back to the family of monkeys referred to as Cercopithecoidea and the…

The patas monkey, scientific name Erythrocebus patas, also referred to as the wadi monkey or hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into…

The silver monkey, the scientific name Cercopithecus doggetti is a species of Old World monkey discovered primarily in East Africa. It varies common Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic…

The lesser spot-nosed guenon is discovered on the west coast of Africa, from the Gambia to Ghana. They reside in forests, swampy areas, thickets and the perimeter forests within the…

Sclater’s guenon, scientific name Cercopithecus sclateri, also called Sclater’s monkey and the Nigerian monkey is an Old World monkey that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1904 and…

The moustached guenon, or moustached monkey, inhabits western Africa, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of the…