Crested mona monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crested mona monkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cercopithecus pogonias
Group	Monkeys
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the crested mona monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crested mona monkey in 3 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 crested mona monkey endangered?

The crested mona monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the crested mona monkey?

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

About the crested mona monkey

The crested mona monkey, also known as the crowned guenon, crowned monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or golden-bellied monkey, (Cercopithecus pogonias), is a species of African primate in the family Cercopithecidae found in west central Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crested mona monkey (revision 1356922010), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q691238 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).