Wolf’s Guenon
(Cercopithecus wolfi)
Range: Congo and Uganda
Habitat: lowland rain forests and swamp forests
Diet: Fruit, leaves, flowers, nectar and insects
Status: Threatened (IUCN)
Approx. Dimensions
of Adult:
Length (with tail): 50 inches
Weight: 6-9 lbs.
Lifespan: 20- 26 years.
Reproduction: 160-170 days

The Wolf's monkey is a member of a large family of African monkeys known as guenons. It is generally dark gray in color with a reddish saddle on its back, white or yellow on its underside, black on its arms and brownish-red on its hindquarters. It also has black on the lower half of its tail and a black eye mask that goes across its face.


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