Moustached guenon
Species of Old World monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The moustached guenon or moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[2]
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Moustached guenon[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Cercopithecus |
Species: | C. cephus |
Binomial name | |
Cercopithecus cephus | |
Moustached guenon range | |
Synonyms | |
Simia cephus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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This monkey is an arboreal, omnivorous, and medium-sized mammal.[4] According to the IUCN, the population of the moustached monkeys is considered to be large;[2] therefore, they are widely used in biological labs.[5][6][7][8][9]