Common Name
Red-tailed Guenon

Species
Cercopithecus ascanius

IUCN Status
Lower risk

Common Classification
Old World Monkey

Range Countries
Angola, DRC, Kenya, and Uganda

Habitat
Inhabit primary and secondary lowland rainforest, montane forest, swamp, gallery, and acacia woodland

Physical Characteristics

• Head and Body length: male – 494 mm (405-629 mm); female – 425 mm (320-463 mm)
• Tail length: male – 772 mm (627-892 mm); female – 651mm (530-779 mm)
• Weight: male – 212 g (3200-4835 g); female – 3300 g (3175-3425 g)

Distinguishing features
Common name is given because they have a red to chestnut brown colored tail, overall coat color is speckled yellow brown with the undersides a lighter color, a black face, white cheek fur, blue coloring around the eyes, nose can have colorations that vary from white to yellow to black

Diet
Primarily eat fruit, but supplement diet with animal prey, leaves and gum

Behavior
Diurnal, arboreal, typically form 1-male/multi-female groups of 7 to 35 individuals

Threats
Habitat destruction from agriculture and logging, and hunted for food

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