Little white-nosed monkey
| Little white-nosed monkey | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg)
Little white-nosed monkey ( Cercopithecus petaurista ) |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Cercopithecus petaurista | ||||||||||||
| ( Schreber , 1774) |
The small white-nosed monkey ( Cercopithecus petaurista ) is a primate species from the genus of the monkeys ( Cercopithecus ) within the family of the vervet monkeys (Cercopithecidae).
features
Small white-nosed monkeys have a reddish brown fur and their limbs are black. The name-giving feature is a white nose patch consisting of short hair, the face is also surrounded by a white whiskers. The animals reach a head body length of 40 to 60 centimeters, the tail is also up to 80 centimeters long. The weight varies between 4 and 8 kilograms, with males becoming larger and heavier than females.
distribution and habitat
Small white-nosed monkeys are native to West Africa, their distribution area ranges from Gambia to Ghana and Togo . They inhabit a range of habitats , but prefer densely shrubbed forests, often near bodies of water.
Way of life
These animals are diurnal tree dwellers that live in the lower and middle layers of the trees. They live in groups of around 15 to 20 animals made up of a male, several females and their offspring. Within the group, the animals communicate with a series of sounds and gestures.
Fruits make up the main part of their diet, they also consume leaves, insects and young shoots.
After around five months of gestation , the female usually gives birth to a single young animal, which is weaned at around six months and reaches sexual maturity at two to three years of age.
threat
Although they are affected by hunting and habitat destruction, they are not yet endangered according to the IUCN .
Systematics
Within the genus of the monkeys ( Cercopithecus ), the small white-nosed monkey belongs to the cephus group and is therefore closely related to the blue-mouthed monkey and others. With the great white-nosed monkey , however, there is only a distant relationship.
literature
- Thomas Geissmann: Comparative Primatology . Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
- Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World . A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English).
Web links
- Information on theprimata.com
- Information on primatis.de
- Cercopithecus petaurista in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: T. Butynski & Members of the Primate Specialist Group, 2000. Accessed June 23 of 2008.