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Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
Mona Monkey
Cercopithecus mona
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The mona monkey is a primate of the West African forests, with a reddish-chestnut back, black legs and tail and two very visible white patches on either side of the rump. It lives in groups in the canopy and eats fruit, leaves and insects. It was carried on the slave ships to the Antilles, and on the Caribbean island of Grenada there has been a feral population descended from those animals for centuries.
Weight
3 kg – 6 kg
Size
40 cm – 63 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
