Campbell's monkey
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Campbell's monkey ( Cercopithecus campbelli ) |
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The Campbell's monkey ( Cercopithecus campbelli ) is a primate species from the genus of the monkeys ( Cercopithecus ) within the family of the vervet monkeys (Cercopithecidae).
The fur of the Campbell's monkey is yellowish-green on the upper side, the underside is lighter. Like many other vervet monkeys, it is characterized by its brightly colored face, which is characterized by a bluish tint, a pink mouth and white whiskers. The head body length is 35 to 55 centimeters and their weight up to 6 kilograms.
Campbell's monkeys live in western Africa , their range extends from Gambia to Liberia . (The populations in the Ivory Coast and Ghana are now considered to be a separate species under the name Lowe monkey .) Their habitat is different forest types, from moist rainforests to dry woodland.
These animals are diurnal tree dwellers. They live together in groups of eight to 13 animals made up of a male, several females and their offspring. There are also bachelor groups consisting only of males. Campbell's monkeys are territorial and vehemently defend their 2 to 20 hectare territory against other conspecifics. They are very social animals, they communicate with each other using a series of sounds or gestures. The diet of these primates consists of fruits, leaves, tree saps and insects.
After a gestation period of around five months, the female usually gives birth to a single young. It happens that the females of a group look after not only their own, but also the children of other females. Young animals are weaned at around one year of age and reach sexual maturity at two to three years of age.
Due to the ongoing destruction of its habitat, the species is listed as low endangered by the IUCN .
literature
- Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World . A taxonomic and geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Web links
- Information at theprimata.com
- Information at primatis.de
- Cercopithecus campbelli in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: T. Butynski & Members of the Primate Specialist Group, 2000. Accessed June 24 of 2008.