The Preuss's monkey (''Allochrocebus preussi''), also known as Preuss's guenon, is a diurnal

primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...

that lives terrestrially in mountainous (up to 2500 m) forests of eastern

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, western

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and Bioko in

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. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the

L'Hoest's monkey L'Hoest's monkey (''Allochrocebus lhoesti'') or mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo basin. They mostly live in mountainous forest areas in small, female-dominated groups. They have a dark coat and can be distinguish ...

(''A. lhoesti''). Pruess's monkey is currently classified as a member of the genus '' Allochrocebus''. It was formerly considered a member of the genus '' Cercopithecus''. The diet of Preuss's monkey is primarily fruit, leaves and insects, although the species occasionally raids human crops. It is darkish in coloration with a white chin, and adult males have a blue scrotum. Preuss's monkeys weigh up to 10 kg. Troops consist of one adult male and several females and adolescents, averaging 17 total per troop. Females give birth to a single offspring about once every three years. The young mature at 4 years and live to be an average of 31 years. Preuss's monkey is an endangered species, due to habitat loss and hunting. It is one of the species that live in the Guinean Forests of the

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Biodiversity Hotspot. Preuss's monkey is known to occur in captivity at the Centre for Education, Rehabilitation, and Conservation of Primates and Nature (CERCOPAN) in Cross River State, Nigeria and the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Limbe, South-West Region, Cameroon. There are two subspecies of Preuss's monkey: * Cameroon Preuss's monkey, ''Cercopithecus preussi preussi'' * Bioko Preuss's monkey, ''Cercopithecus preussi insularis''

References

Animal Info 2004

External links

cercopan.org
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1202893 Preuss's monkey Mammals of Cameroon Mammals of Equatorial Guinea Mammals of West Africa Fauna of Bioko Preuss's monkey Taxa named by Paul Matschie