
Dent's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus denti'') is an
Old World monkey
Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus '' Papio''), red colobus (genus '' Piliocolob ...
in the family
Cercopithecidae
Old World monkeys are primates in the family (biology), family Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genus, genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus ''Papio''), red colo ...
found in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
, the
Congo,
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
, western
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
, and the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
.
[ It was previously classified as a subspecies of ]Wolf's mona monkey
Wolf's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus wolfi''), also called Wolf's guenon, is a colourful Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in central Africa, primarily between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It lives in ...
''C. wolfi''.[ Verifying whether they are a subspecies or a separate species is dependent on further research that needs to be done at the contact zone of ''Cercopithecus denti'', ''Cercopithecus wolfi'', and ''Cercopithecus wolfi elegans'', in the forests between the Lualaba and Lomani rivers, south of the junction of the Congo and the Lomani rivers.]
References
Dent's mona monkey
Fauna of Central Africa
Mammals of the Republic of the Congo
Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mammals of Rwanda
Mammals of Uganda
Mammals of the Central African Republic
Dent's mona monkey
Dent's mona monkey
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