Guenon (Redirected from Cercopithecus)

Guenons
Diana monkey (C. diana)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Tribe: Cercopithecini
Genus: Cercopithecus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Simia diana
Species

See text

The guenons (UK: /ɡəˈnɒnz/, US: /ˈɡwɛn.ənz/) are Old World monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus (/ˌsɜːrkəˈpɪθəkəs/). Not all members of this genus have the word "guenon" in their common names; also, because of changes in scientific classification, some monkeys in other genera may have common names that include the word "guenon". Nonetheless, the use of the term guenon for monkeys of this genus is widely accepted.[citation needed]

All members of the genus are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, and most are forest monkeys. Many of the species are quite local in their ranges, and some have even more local subspecies. Many are threatened or endangered because of habitat loss. The species currently placed in the genus Chlorocebus, such as vervet monkeys and green monkeys, were formerly considered as a single species in this genus, Cercopithecus aethiops.

In the English language, the word "guenon" is apparently of French origin. In French, guenon was the common name for all species and individuals, both males and females, from the genus Cercopithecus. In all other monkey and apes species, the French word guenon designates only the females. The three species such as the L'hoest's monkey, Preuss's monkey and the sun-tailed monkey were formerly included in the genus and now listed in a different genus Allochrocebus

Classification

The genus Cercopithecus, derived from the Ancient Greek terms κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) and πίθηκος (píthēkos, "ape"), was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Species list

Genus CercopithecusLinnaeus, 1758 – nineteen species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Blue monkey

Gray monkey

C. mitis
Wolf, 1822

Sixteen subspecies
  • C. m. albogularis (Sykes' monkey)
  • C. m. albotorquatus
  • C. m. boutourlinii (Boutourlini's blue monkey)
  • C. m. doggetti (silver monkey)
  • C. m. erythrarchus
  • C. m. heymansi (Lomami River blue monkey)
  • C. m. kandti (golden monkey)
  • C. m. kolbi
  • C. m. labiatus
  • C. m. manyaraensis
  • C. m. mitis (Pluto monkey)
  • C. m. moloneyi
  • C. m. monoides
  • C. m. opisthostictus
  • C. m. stuhlmanni (Stuhlmann's blue monkey)
  • C. m. zammaranoi
Sub-Saharan Africa
Map of range
Size: 31–70 cm (12–28 in) long, plus 55–109 cm (22–43 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit and leaves, as well as invertebrates
 LC 


Unknown Population declining

Campbell's mona monkey

ray monkeys

C. campbelli
Waterhouse, 1838
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 36–55 cm (14–22 in) long, plus 49–85 cm (19–33 in) tail

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland

Diet: Fruit, leaves, seeds and grains, as well as birds, bird eggs, small reptiles, and insects
 NT 


Unknown Population declining

Crested mona monkey

Brown and white monkey

C. pogonias
Bennett, 1833

Three subspecies
  • C. p. grayi (Gray's crested mona)
  • C. p. nigripes (Black-footed crested mona)
  • C. p. pogonias (Golden-bellied crested mona)
Central Africa
Map of range
Size: 34–55 cm (13–22 in) long, plus 48–87 cm (19–34 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as leaves, flowers and insects
 NT 


Unknown Population declining

De Brazza's monkey

Gray monkey

C. neglectus
Schlegel, 1876
Central Africa
Map of range
Size: 39–60 cm (15–24 in) long, plus 47–79 cm (19–31 in) tail

Habitat: Inland wetlands and forest

Diet: Fruit, as well as leaves, flowers, mushrooms, beetles, termites, and worms
 LC 


Unknown Unknown

Dent's mona monkey

Brown and white monkey

C. denti
Thomas, 1907
Central Africa
Map of range
Size: 40–70 cm (16–28 in) long, plus 70–90 cm (28–35 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit and arthropods, as well as flowers, caterpillars, shoots, and leaves
 LC 


Unknown Population declining

Diana monkey

Gray monkey

C. diana
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 40–55 cm (16–22 in) long, plus 50–75 cm (20–30 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, flowers, leaves, insects, and other invertebrates
 EN 


Unknown Population declining

Greater spot-nosed monkey

Gray monkey

C. nictitans
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Five subspecies
  • C. n. insolitus
  • C. n. ludio
  • C. n. martini
  • C. n. nictitans
  • C. n. stampflii
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 40–57 cm (16–22 in) long, plus 56–100 cm (22–39 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruits and seeds, as well as leaves and insects
 NT 


Unknown Population declining

Hamlyn's monkey

Gray monkey

C. hamlyni
Pocock, 1907

Two subspecies
  • C. h. hamlyni
  • C. h. kahuziensis
Central Africa
Map of range
Size: 43–63 cm (17–25 in) long, plus 49–63 cm (19–25 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Shoots, leaves, plants, and herbs, as well as fruit and seeds
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Lesser spot-nosed monkey

Gray monkey

C. petaurista
(Schreber, 1774)

Two subspecies
  • C. p. buettikoferi
  • C. p. petaurista
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 29–53 cm (11–21 in) long, plus 57–78 cm (22–31 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit as well as insects
 NT 


Unknown Population declining

Lesula

Gray and yellow monkey

C. lomamiensis
Hart et al., 2012
Central Africa
Map of range
Size: 40–65 cm (16–26 in) long, plus 40–65 cm (16–26 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Leaves, fruits and flowers
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Lowe's mona monkey

Gray monkey

C. lowei
Thomas, 1923
Western Africa (in green)
Map of range
Size: 36–55 cm (14–22 in) long, plus 54–85 cm (21–33 in) tail

Habitat: Forest and savanna

Diet: Fruit and insects
 VU 


10,000 Population declining

Mona monkey

Brown and white monkey

C. mona
(Schreber, 1774)
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 32–53 cm (13–21 in) long, plus 67–90 cm (26–35 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, sprouts, leaves, and invertebrates
 NT 


Unknown Population declining

Moustached guenon

Brown monkey

C. cephus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Three subspecies
  • C. c. cephodes
  • C. c. cephus
  • C. c. ngottoensis
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 44–60 cm (17–24 in) long, plus 66–99 cm (26–39 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, as well as seeds, leaves, insects, and eggs
 LC 


Unknown Unknown

Red-eared guenon

Gray monkey

C. erythrotis
Waterhouse, 1838

Two subspecies
  • C. e. camerunensis (Cameroon Red-eared Monkey)
  • C. e. erythrotis (Bioko Red-eared Monkey)
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 36–55 cm (14–22 in) long, plus 46–77 cm (18–30 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, as well as leaves, shoots and arthropods
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Red-tailed monkey

Gray monkey

C. ascanius
(Audebert, 1799)

Five subspecies
  • C. a. ascanius
  • C. a. atrinasus
  • C. a. katangae
  • C. a. schmidti
  • C. a. whitesidei
Central Africa
Map of range
Size: 34–55 cm (13–22 in) long, plus 67–92 cm (26–36 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, as well as leaves, insects, flowers, buds, and tree gum
 LC 


Unknown Population declining

Roloway monkey

Gray monkey

C. roloway
(Schreber, 1774)
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 44–62 cm (17–24 in) long, plus 70–91 cm (28–36 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as seeds, fruit, and leaves
 CR 


Unknown Population declining

Sclater's guenon

Gray monkey

C. sclateri
Pocock, 1904
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 32–38 cm (13–15 in) long, plus 61–85 cm (24–33 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, as well as insects, flowers and leaves
 EN 


Unknown Population declining

White-throated guenon

Gray and brown monkey

C. erythrogaster
Gray, 1866

Two subspecies
  • C. e. erythrogaster (Red-bellied guenon)
  • C. e. pococki (Nigerian white-throated guenon)
Western Africa
Map of range
Size: 38–46 cm (15–18 in) long, plus 58–70 cm (23–28 in) tail

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands

Diet: Fruit
 EN 


Unknown Population declining

Wolf's mona monkey

Gray and brown monkey

C. wolfi
Meyer, 1891

Three subspecies
  • C. w. elegans
  • C. w. pyrogaster
  • C. w. wolfi
Central Africa Size: 44–52 cm (17–20 in) long, plus 69–83 cm (27–33 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Fruit, leaves, seeds, and flowers
 NT 


Unknown Population declining

Hybrids

The red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) is known to hybridize with the blue monkey (C. mitis) in several locations in the wild in Africa.


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