Moustached guenon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the moustached guenon lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the moustached guenon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the moustached guenon 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 moustached guenon endangered?

The moustached guenon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the moustached guenon?

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

About the moustached guenon

The moustached guenon or moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

This monkey is an arboreal, omnivorous, and medium-sized mammal. According to the IUCN, the population of the moustached monkeys is considered to be large. They are widely used in biological labs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Moustached guenon (revision 1372911164), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q883005 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).