Guenon
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GUENON (from the French, = one who grimaces, hence an ape), the name applied by naturalists to the monkeys of the African genus Cercopithecus, the Ethiopian representative of the Asiatic macaques, ...
Guenon
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see monkey.
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Monkey - any of a large and varied group of mammals of the primate order.
Lowe's Guenon
Cercopithecus campbelli lowei
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Lowe's guenon is a rare subspecies of Campbell's guenon. Its coat is brown with red highlights and a lighter underside.
Wolf's guenons: tufted ears and much to hear!
Wolf's guenons Cercopithecus wolfi are tree dwellers found south of Africa's Congo River.
Sclater's guenon was thought possibly to be extinct until it was found to be surviving in 1988. It is found in Nigeria in small scattered populations along the lower course of the Niger River and in the Niger River delta.
Red-tailed guenon, coppertail monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
There are about 20 species of guenons, and they are all found in Africa.
Subspecies
C.a.ascanius, C.a.katangae, C.a.whitesidei, C.a.atrinasus, C.a.schmidti ...
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon
Ceropithecus petaurista
Status in the Wild: Studies have not been thorough enough to determine the size of populations of most guenon species and the status of most species is not certain.
Owl-faced guenon (Cercopithecus hamlyni)
Montane reed frog (Hyperolius castaneus)
Red stinkwood (Prunus africana)
Two-lined leaf-gluing frog (Afrixalus orophilus)
Albertine Rift reed frog (Hyperolius discodactylus) ...
(Guenons)
Dryas Monkey (C. dryas) Â- Diana Monkey (C. diana) Â- Roloway Monkey (C. roloway) Â- Greater Spot-nosed Monkey (C. nictitans) Â- Blue Monkey (C. mitis) Â- Silver Monkey (C. doggetti) Â- Golden Monkey (C. kandti) Â- Sykes' Monkey (C.
DeBrazza's Guenon ( Cercopithecus neglectus )
Degu ( Octodon degus )
Eastern Gray Squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis )
Eurasian Badger ( Meles meles )
Eurasian Red Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris )
European Bison ( Bison bonasus ) ...
sex ratios among lemurs; 6)The number of adult males in callitrichine groups and its implications for callitrichine social evolution; 7)From binding brotherhoods to short-term sovereignty: the dilemma of male Cebidae; 8)The number of males in Guenon ...
The most widespread African guenon (there are up to 20 subspecies), occurring throughout the Northern and Southern Savanna, from Senegal to Sudan and south to the tip of South Africa.
Old World monkeys and baboons, including macaques, rhesus, mangabeys, mandrills, guenons, patas monkeys, langurs, proboscis monkeys, colubus, and many others ...
De Brazza's monkeys are common throughout their range, although they face potential threats from habitat loss and the illegal pet trade. Lincoln Park Zoo participates in the Guenon Species Survival Plan®, ...
They spend time both in the treetops and on the ground, foraging on fruits, insects and leaves. Like most other guenon monkeys, they are quite intelligent and curious, and are often seen manipulating objects.
a broad range of habitats, from swamps and mangroves to dry secondary forests and even cultivated areas; they will be content as long as they are close to drinking water. In the wild, this species associates with mona monkeys, white-throated guenons, ...
 See also: Monkey, Lion, Eagle, Iguana, Sea Lion
  
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