Lesula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesula lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cercopithecus lomamiensis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the lesula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesula in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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 lesula endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesula?

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

About the lesula

The lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is a species of Old World monkey in the guenon genus Cercopithecus, found in the Lomami Basin of the Congo. Though known to locals, it was unknown to the international scientific community until it was discovered in 2007 and confirmed in a 2012 publication. The lesula is the second new species of African monkey to be discovered since 1984. This monkey is described to have human looking eyes and a blue bottom "...and adult males have a huge bare patch of skin in the buttocks, testicles and perianal area," said John A. Hart, the researcher who described the monkey. "It's a brilliant blue, really pretty spectacular."

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesula (revision 1364588427), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27926 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).