Dryas monkey
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The dryas monkey ( Cercopithecus dryas ) is a species of primate from the genus of the monkeys ( Cercopithecus ) within the family of the vervet monkeys (Cercopithecidae).
features
The dryas monkey resembles the Diana monkey , but lives in a completely different region of Africa. The throat and front of the arms are colored white, the hips and rump are orange-red, and the rear back is greenish-gray. The rest of their fur is black, their face has black goatee-shaped hair. Their head body length varies between 40 and 55 centimeters, the tail is up to 75 centimeters long, and their weight is between four and seven kilograms.
distribution and habitat
Dryas monkeys live in the Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and are only found in two small protected areas, in the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve and in the Lomami National Park . Their habitat is secondary forests , they mainly inhabit the upper layers of the trees.
Way of life
Dryas monkeys are diurnal tree dwellers. They live together in harem groups of up to 30 animals and feed on fruits, flowers, leaves and invertebrates.
threat
Due to the destruction of its habitat and probably also through hunting, it is an endangered species, but there is no precise information about its threat status.
Systematics
The Dryas monkey is not, as previously assumed, a subspecies of the Diana monkey , but occupies a special position within the genus of the monkey and is listed in its own species group, the dryas group. The Zaire monkey monkey ( Cercopithecus salongo ), which used to be sometimes run as an independent species, is identical to the dryas monkey .
literature
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
- 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Critically Endangered Dryas Monkeys Caught on Video report at sci-news.com
Web links
- Information on primatis.de
- Cercopithecus dryas in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: T. Butynski & Members of the Primate Specialist Group, 2000. Retrieved on 12 May, 2006.