Species group · Mammals
Mangabeys
WAnimals has 2 species of mangabey, all in the family Cercopithecidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 8 countries
- 19 parks
- Weight
- 5 kg – 11 kg
- Length
- 45 cm – 72 cm
- Lifespan
- 27 – 32 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of mangabeys on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 8 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
The males' call, a whoop followed by a gobble, carries more than a kilometre through closed forest and serves to keep groups apart without the need for direct encounters.
It opens seeds with extremely hard shells that almost no other primate in its forest can make use of, which gives it access to a reliable food supply at times when ripe fruit is scarce.
It forages on the ground, turning over the leaf litter with its hands.
From Red-capped Mangabey
Its molars and enamel are reinforced for opening seeds and nuts with extremely hard shells that no other primate in its forest can make use of, which gives it access to a food available when fruit is scarce.
From Red-capped Mangabey
It is one of the few species in which a wild primate has been documented regularly feeding on the floor of flooded mangroves, wading through the water among the roots.
From Red-capped Mangabey