One of the 18 monkeys on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The blue monkey, or diademed guenon, is one of the most widespread primates in Africa, with dozens of subspecies described from Ethiopia to South Africa. It lives in groups made up of one adult male and several related females with their young. It feeds mainly on fruit and leaves, supplemented with insects. It is highly flexible in its choice of habitat: it occupies everything from cold montane forest to coastal woodland, which explains its enormous variability in appearance between regions.
Weight
4 kg – 8 kg
Size
50 cm – 65 cm
Life expectancy
25 years
