Guenon

This article is about the monkey. For the French philosopher, see René Guénon.

Guenons

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

Scientific classification

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

Species

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The Guenons 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 Africa, and most are forest monkeys. Many of the species are quite local in their ranges, and some have even more local subspecies. All or nearly all are threatened or endangered because of habitat loss.

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
  - Cercopithecus nictitans martini
- Blue Monkey, Cercopithecus mitis
- Silver Monkey, Cercopithecus doggetti
- Golden Monkey, Cercopithecus kandti
- Sykes's Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis
  - Cercopithecus albogularis albogularis
  - Cercopithecus albogularis zammaranoi
  - Cercopithecus albogularis kolbi
  - Cercopithecus albogularis kibonotensis
  - Cercopithecus albogularis phylax
  - Cercopithecus albogularis monoides
  - Cercopithecus albogularis moloneyi
  - Cercopithecus albogularis francescae
  - Cercopithecus albogularis erythrarchus
  - Cercopithecus albogularis schwarzi
  - Cercopithecus albogularis labiatus

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 pyrogaster
  - 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
  - Cercopithecus erythrotis erythrotis
  - Cercopithecus erythrotis camerunensis
- Cercopithecus ?signatus
- Moustached Guenon, Cercopithecus cephus
  - Cercopithecus cephus cephus
  - Cercopithecus cephus cephodes
  - Cercopithecus cephus ngottoensis
- Red-tailed Monkey, Cercopithecus ascanius
  - Cercopithecus ascanius ascanius
  - Cercopithecus ascanius atrinasus
  - Cercopithecus ascanius whitesidei
  - Cercopithecus ascanius katangae
  - 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 or Owl-faced Monkey, Cercopithecus hamlyni
  - Cercopithecus hamlyni hamlyni
  - Cercopithecus hamlyni kahuziensis
C. neglectus group
- De Brazza's Monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus

Categories: Old World monkeys