Angolan talapoin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Angolan talapoin Miopithecus talapoin Vulnerable

Where the Angolan talapoin lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map

Scientific name	Miopithecus talapoin
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the Angolan talapoin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Angolan talapoin in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Angolan talapoin endangered?

The Angolan talapoin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Angolan talapoin?

The Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Miopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Angolan talapoin

The Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin), also known as the southern talapoin, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Angolan talapoins are the smallest species of Old World monkeys.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Angolan talapoin (revision 1356906290), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q682347 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).