Owl-faced Monkey

Cercopithecus hamlyni

Owl-faced Monkey

Cercopithecus hamlyni
  • Class
    Mammalia
  • Order
    Primates
  • Familly
    Cercopithecidae
  • Zoo la Palmyre, taille animal
    50-65cm
  • Zoo la Palmyre, poids animal
    ♂ 5.5 kg, ♀ 3.1-3.7kg
  • Zoo la Palmyre, durée gestation animal
    5-6 months
  • Zoo la Palmyre, naissances animal
    1
  • Zoo la Palmyre, longévité animal
    20 years
  • Diet
    vegetarian (bamboo shoots, leaves, fruit, occasionally insects)
  • Habitat
    tropical forest
  • Range
    Africa (Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • This species is part of a European Breeding Program
  • Population in the wild
    En diminution
  • IUCN REDLIST status
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Owl-faced Monkeys are so named because of their very distinctive markings.
 
Males are significantly larger than females. Newborns are yellowy-brown but their fur darkens over the course of weeks to become olive-grey at adulthood.
 
Owl-faced Monkeys are hunted for their meat by local populations. They are also endangered due to the loss and fragmentation of their habitat.

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