One of the 9 guenons on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The red-tailed monkey is a small, striking primate of the forests of Central Africa, with a white heart-shaped patch covering its nose, white cheeks and a chestnut-red tail. It lives in groups of a single male and several females, and frequently associates with other guenons and colobus monkeys. It is omnivorous and highly opportunistic: fruit, leaves, flowers, insects and occasionally eggs and small vertebrates.
Weight
2.5 kg – 4.5 kg
Size
40 cm – 55 cm
Life expectancy
28 years
