Blue monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue monkey lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cercopithecus mitis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the blue monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue monkey in 7 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 blue monkey endangered?

The blue monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue monkey?

The blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Cercopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue monkey

The blue monkey or diademed monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is a species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa, ranging from the upper Congo River basin east to the East African Rift and south to northern Angola and Zambia and populations further south down to South Africa. The taxonomy of this species has been disputed and Sykes' monkey, the silver monkey and the golden monkey are often regarded as subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue monkey (revision 1374516244), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q667252 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).