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White throated guenon

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Cercopithecus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cercopithecidae

Higher classification
  
Guenon

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Scientific name
  
Cercopithecus erythrogaster

Similar
  
Red‑eared guenon, Preuss's monkey, Sclater's guenon, Dryas monkey, Dent's mona monkey

The white-throated guenon (Cercopithecus erythrogaster), also known as the red-bellied monkey and the red-bellied guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives on trees of rainforests or tropical areas of Nigeria and Benin.

The white-throated guenon is usually a frugivore but insects, leaves, and crops are also in its diet. It usually lives in small groups of four to five individual monkeys however, there have been groups of 30 discovered, and in cases, some males wander alone. It is arboreal, living in moist tropical forest and the wettest parts of dry tropical forest, however it can also be found in secondary bush and old farmland.

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Males weigh from 3.5–4.5 kg and females weigh 2–4 kg. Females give birth to one offspring, which is a factor of decreasing population.

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The white-throated guenon was once considered extinct due to constant hunting for the fur of its unique red belly and white front legs. Yet, a small group was found near the Niger River in 1988.

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The white-throated guenon is still considered a vulnerable species near extinction due to its decreasing population. Today, its territory is protected and regarded as a holy land, where hunting and logging is restricted. It is one of the species that live in the Guinean Forests of the West Africa Biodiversity Hotspot.

There are two subspecies of white-throated guenon:

  • Red-bellied guenon, Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster
  • Nigerian white-throated guenon, Cercopithecus erythrogaster pococki
  • References

    White-throated guenon Wikipedia


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