ENDANGERED NIGERIAN MONKEY
Scientific Name: Cercopithecus erythrogaster Other Names and/or Listed subspecies: Red-bellied Monkey, Nigerian Guenon Group: Mammals Status/Date Listed as Endangered: EN-US FWS: October 19, 1976 VU-IUCN: 2008 Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered: Western Nigeria The white-throated guenon is a very rare species found in Nigeria. It was once believed to be extinct until a small group was found near the Niger River in 1988. Other populations may survive in Benin. Adults have black fur and weigh from 4.4 to 9.9 lb, and they have rather long tails that reach up to two feet long. The long tail helps them to keep their balance when jumping from tree to tree. Males are larger than females. As its name suggests, this species possesses a white ruff that covers its entire neck, chin and breast. Its cheeks are also covered with light to dark brown fur, and it has sharply contrasting colored skin around the eyes. It is also called the red-bellied guenon because of the ...
