Grey's crowned guenon
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| Crowned guenon[1] | |
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| Guenon at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Cercopithecus |
| Species: | C. pogonias |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercopithecus pogonias Bennett, 1833 |
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| Crested Mona Monkey range | |
Grey's crowned guenons (Cercopithecus pogonias grayi) or crested mona monkeys is a species of monkey. They are mainly found in Central Africa which includes countries like Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Mona monkeys get up to 1.5 ft (0.46 m) in length and weigh 10 lb (4.5 kg). The lifespan of the crowned guenon is 20 years in captivity. They feed on mostly fruit, leaves, shoots, insects, and crops.
References [change]
- ↑ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 158. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100490.
- ↑ Oates, J. F., Hart, J., Butynski, T. & Groves, C. P. (2008). Cercopithecus pogonias. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 4 January 2009.
