Sun-tailed monkey  (Cercopithecus solatus)

Authenticated (06/02/2006) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

• Diurnal: active during the day.
• Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
• Polygynous: in animals, a pattern of mating in which a male has more than one female partner.

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   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. Richardson, M. (2006) Pers. comm.
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   http://www.cites.org
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7. The Primata (February, 2006)
   http://www.theprimata.com/cercopithecus_solatus.html
8. Gautier, J.P. (1998) Socio-ecological features of the sun-tailed guenon (Cercopithecus solatus) - A long term study using radio-tracking. XVIIth Congress of the International Primatological Society, 120: 0 - 0.
9. Peignot, P., Fontaine, B. and Wickings, E.J. (1999) Habitat exploitation, diet and some data on reproductive behaviour in a semi-free-ranging colony of Cercopithecus lhoesti solatus, a guenon species recently discovered in Gabon. Folia Primatologica, 70: 29 - 36.
10. Brugiere, D., Gautier, J.P., Moungazi, A. and Gautier-Hion, A. (2002) Primate diet and biomass in relation to vegetation composition and fruiting phenology in a rain forest in Gabon. International Journal of Primatology, 23 (5): 999 - 1024.
11. Peignot, P., Fontaine, B. and Wickings, E.J. (2002) A preliminary study on the social relationships in a semi-free ranging colony of sun-tailed monkeys (Cercopithecus solatus), a species recently discovered in Gabon. Primates, 43 (2): 139 - 146.