Grey-cheeked mangabey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the grey-cheeked mangabey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lophocebus albigena
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the grey-cheeked mangabey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grey-cheeked mangabey 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 grey-cheeked mangabey endangered?

The grey-cheeked mangabey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the grey-cheeked mangabey?

The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Lophocebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the grey-cheeked mangabey

The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena), also known as the white-cheeked mangabey, is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa. It ranges from Cameroon down to Gabon. The grey-cheeked mangabey is a dark monkey, looking in shape overall like a small, hairy baboon. Its thick brown fur is almost black in its forest home, with a slightly rufus/golden mane around the neck. The sexes are similar, with the males slightly larger than the females.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grey-cheeked mangabey (revision 1380747189), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q636490 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).