Mona Monkey
Cercopithecus mona
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 227
- Most observed in
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mona monkey”.