Mona monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mona monkey lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cercopithecus mona
Group	Monkeys
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the mona monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mona monkey in 5 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

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 mona monkey endangered?

The 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 mona monkey?

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

About the mona monkey

The mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona) is an Old World monkey that lives in western Africa between Ghana and Cameroon. The mona monkey can also be found on the island of Grenada as it was transported to the island aboard slave ships headed to the New World during the 18th century. This guenon lives in groups of up to thirty-five in forests. It mainly feeds on fruit, but sometimes eats insects and leaves. The mona monkey has brown agouti fur with a white rump. Its tail and legs are black and the face is blue-grey with a dark stripe across the face. The mona monkey carries food in cheek pouches.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mona monkey (revision 1374153398), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1194880 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).