Lesser spot-nosed monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser spot-nosed monkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the lesser spot-nosed monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser spot-nosed 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 lesser spot-nosed monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser spot-nosed monkey?

The lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Cercopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser spot-nosed monkey

The lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista), also known as the lesser spot-nosed guenon, lesser white-nosed guenon, or lesser white-nosed monkey, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, and possibly Senegal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser spot-nosed monkey (revision 1356922106), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q591207 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).