Red-eared guenon  (Cercopithecus erythrotis)

IUCN Red List species status – Vulnerable
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Facts – Red-eared guenon

Also known as: red-eared monkey, Russet-eared guenon
  
French: Moustac À Oreilles Rouges
Spanish: Mono De Orejas Rojas
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae
GenusCercopithecus (1)

Status – Red-eared guenon

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2). Subspecies: the Cameroon red-eared monkey (C. e. camerunensis) and the Bioko red-eared guenon (C. e. erythrotis) are listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Red-eared guenon

Information on the red-eared guenon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (November, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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Bioko red-eared guenon male in rainforest
Bioko red-eared guenon male in rainforest

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