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Lowe's mona monkey Cercopithecus lowei Vulnerable

Where the Lowe's mona monkey lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 64 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map

Lowe's mona monkey: Cercopithecus campbelli lowei
Photo: Badgernet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameCercopithecus lowei
GroupMonkeys
StatusVulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in2 countries
ContinentsAfrica
ClassMammal
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae

Where does the Lowe's mona monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Lowe's mona monkey in 2 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 Lowe's mona monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Lowe's mona monkey?

The Lowe's mona monkey (Cercopithecus lowei) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Cercopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Lowe's mona monkey

Lowe's mona monkey (Cercopithecus lowei) is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae found from the Ivory Coast to Ghana. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Campbell's mona monkey C. campbelli. The species is named after the naturalist collector Willoughby Prescott Lowe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lowe's mona monkey (revision 1356921968), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1209768 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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