One of the 9 guenons on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
De Brazza's Monkey
Cercopithecus neglectus
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
De Brazza's monkey is one of the most recognisable African primates: a prominent white beard, a crescent-shaped orange band across the forehead and thighs with a white stripe. It always lives near water, in swamp and riverine forest, and unlike other guenons it is highly unobtrusive: when it senses danger it freezes absolutely still in the vegetation rather than fleeing noisily.
Weight
3.5 kg – 9 kg
Size
40 cm – 63 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
