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Guenons^[1]

Roloway Monkey
Darwin's "Descent of man" (1872)

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Subfamily:	Cercopithecinae
Tribe:	Cercopithecini
Genus:	Cercopithecus Linnaeus, 1758

Type species

Simia diana
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

See text.

The guenons (pronounced /ɡəˈnoʊn/ or /ˈɡwɛnən/) are the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys. Not all the members of this genus have the word "guenon" in their common names, and because of changes in scientific classification, some monkeys in other genera may have common names that do include the word "guenon". Nonetheless the use of the term guenon for monkeys of this genus is widely accepted.

All members of the genus are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, and most are forest monkeys. Many of the species are quite local in their ranges, and some have even more local subspecies. Many are threatened or endangered because of habitat loss.

The species currently placed in the genus Chlorocebus, known as vervet monkeys or green monkeys, were formerly considered as a species in this genus, Cercopithecus aethiops.

1 Species list
- 1.1 Hybrids
2 References
3 External links

Species list

Genus Cercopithecus

C. dryas group
- Dryas Monkey or Salongo Monkey, Cercopithecus dryas
C. diana group
- Diana Monkey, Cercopithecus diana
- Roloway Monkey, Cercopithecus roloway
C. mitis group
- Greater Spot-nosed Monkey, Cercopithecus nictitans
  - Cercopithecus nictitans nictitans
  - Bioko Putty-nosed Guenon, Cercopithecus nictitans martini
- Blue Monkey, Cercopithecus mitis
  - Pluto Monkey, Cercopithecus mitis mitis
- Silver Monkey, Cercopithecus doggetti
- Golden Monkey, Cercopithecus kandti
- Sykes' Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis
  - Zanzibar Sykes' Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis albogularis
  - Pousargues' Sykes' Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis albotorquatus
  - Cercopithecus albogularis erythrarchus
  - Cercopithecus albogularis francescae
  - Cercopithecus albogularis kibonotensis
  - Cercopithecus albogularis kolbi
  - White-lipped Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis labiatus
  - Cercopithecus albogularis moloneyi
  - Cercopithecus albogularis monoides
  - Cercopithecus albogularis phylax
  - Cercopithecus albogularis schwarzi
  - Zammarano's White-throated Guenon, Cercopithecus albogularis zammaranoi

De Brazza's Monkey

C. mona group
- Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus mona
- Campbell's Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus campbelli
- Lowe's Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus lowei
- Crested Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus pogonias
  - Cercopithecus pogonias pogonias
  - Cercopithecus pogonias nigripes
  - Cercopithecus pogonias grayi
  - Cercopithecus pogonias schwarzianus
- Wolf's Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus wolfi
  - Cercopithecus wolfi wolfi
  - Cercopithecus wolfi elegans
- Dent's Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus denti
C. cephus group
- Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey, Cercopithecus petaurista
  - Cercopithecus petaurista petaurista
  - Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi
- White-throated Guenon, Cercopithecus erythrogaster
- Sclater's Guenon, Cercopithecus sclateri
- Red-eared Guenon, Cercopithecus erythrotis
  - Bioko Red-eared Guenon, Cercopithecus erythrotis erythrotis
  - Cercopithecus erythrotis camerunensis
- Cercopithecus ?signatus
- Moustached Guenon, Cercopithecus cephus
  - Cercopithecus cephus cephus
  - Cercopithecus cephus cephodes
  - Ngotto Guenon, Cercopithecus cephus ngottoensis
- Red-tailed Monkey, Cercopithecus ascanius
  - Cercopithecus ascanius ascanius
  - Cercopithecus ascanius atrinasus
  - Cercopithecus ascanius whitesidei
  - Cercopithecus ascanius katangae
  - Schmidt's Guenon, Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti
C. lhoesti group
- L'Hoest's Monkey, Cercopithecus lhoesti
- Preuss's Monkey, Cercopithecus preussi
- Sun-tailed Monkey, Cercopithecus solatus
C. hamlyni group
- Hamlyn's Monkey, Cercopithecus hamlyni
  - Owl-faced Guenon, Cercopithecus hamlyni hamlyni
  - Kahuzi Owl-faced Guenon, Cercopithecus hamlyni kahuziensis
C. neglectus group
- De Brazza's Monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus

Hybrids

The Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) is known to hybridize with the Blue Monkey (C. mitis) in several locations in the wild in Africa.^[2]

References

^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 154-158. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
^ Rowe, N. (1996). The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates. Pogonias Press. p. 139, 143, 154, 185, 223. ISBN 0-9648825-0-7.

External links

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Extant species of family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys) (subfamily Cercopithecinae)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Primates · Suborder: Haplorrhini

Cercopithecini

Allenopithecus	Allen's Swamp Monkey (A. nigroviridis)

Miopithecus (Talapoins)	Angolan Talapoin (M. talapoin) · Gabon Talapoin (M. ogouensis)

Erythrocebus	Patas Monkey (E. patas)

Chlorocebus (Vervet monkeys)	Green Monkey (C. sabaeus) · Grivet (C. aethiops) · Bale Mountains Vervet (C. djamdjamensis) · Tantalus Monkey (C. tantalus) · Vervet Monkey (C. pygerythrus) · Malbrouck (C. cynosuros)

Cercopithecus (Guenons)	Dryas Monkey (C. dryas) · Diana Monkey (C. diana) · Roloway Monkey (C. roloway) · Greater Spot-nosed Monkey (C. nictitans) · Blue Monkey (C. mitis) · Silver Monkey (C. doggetti) · Golden Monkey (C. kandti) · Sykes' Monkey (C. albogularis) · Mona Monkey (C. mona) · Campbell's Mona Monkey (C. campbelli) · Lowe's Mona Monkey (C. lowei) · Crested Mona Monkey (C. pogonias) · Wolf's Mona Monkey (C. wolfi) · Dent's Mona Monkey (C. denti) · Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey (C. petaurista) · White-throated Guenon (C. erythrogaster) · Sclater's Guenon (C. sclateri) · Red-eared Guenon (C. erythrotis) · Moustached Guenon (C. cephus) · Red-tailed Monkey (C. ascanius) · L'Hoest's Monkey (C. lhoesti) · Preuss's Monkey (C. preussi) · Sun-tailed Monkey (C. solatus) · Hamlyn's Monkey (C. hamlyni) · De Brazza's Monkey (C. neglectus)

Papionini

Macaca (Macaques)	Barbary Macaque (M. sylvanus) · Lion-tailed Macaque (M. silenus) · Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (M. nemestrina) · Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (M. leonina) · Pagai Island Macaque (M. pagensis) · Siberut Macaque (M. siberu) · Moor Macaque (M. maura) · Booted Macaque (M. ochreata) · Tonkean Macaque (M. tonkeana) · Heck's Macaque (M. hecki) · Gorontalo Macaque (M. nigrescens) · Celebes Crested Macaque (M. nigra) · Crab-eating Macaque (M. fascicularis) · Stump-tailed Macaque (M. arctoides) · Rhesus Macaque (M. mulatta) · Formosan Rock Macaque (M. cyclopis) · Japanese Macaque (M. fuscata) · Toque Macaque (M. sinica) · Bonnet Macaque (M. radiata) · Assam Macaque (M. assamensis) · Tibetan Macaque (M. thibetana) · Arunachal Macaque (M. munzala)

Lophocebus (Crested mangabeys)	Grey-cheeked Mangabey (L. albigena) · Black Crested Mangabey (L. aterrimus) · Opdenbosch's Mangabey (L. opdenboschi) · Uganda Mangabey (L. ugandae) · Johnston's Mangabey (L. johnstoni) · Osman Hill's Mangabey (L. osmani)

Rungwecebus	Kipunji (R. kipunji)

Papio (Baboons)	Olive Baboon (P. anubis) · Yellow Baboon (P. cynocephalus) · Hamadryas Baboon (P. hamadryas) · Guinea Baboon (P. papio) · Chacma Baboon (P. ursinus)

Theropithecus	Gelada (T. gelada)

Cercocebus (White-eyelid mangabeys)	Sooty Mangabey (C. atys) · Collared Mangabey (C. torquatus) · Agile Mangabey (C. agilis) · Golden-bellied Mangabey (C. chrysogaster) · Tana River Mangabey (C. galeritus) · Sanje Mangabey (C. sanjei)

Mandrillus	Mandrill (M. sphinx) · Drill (M. leucophaeus)

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Species list

Hybrids

References

External links