Sun-tailed monkey  (Cercopithecus solatus)

Range

This species is endemic to Gabon, West Africa (4). It has a fragmented distribution area estimated at about 10,300 km², mainly centred in the Foret des Abeilles in central Gabon (6). This range is limited to the north and east by the Ogooue, Lolo and Bouenguidi rivers though it is not clear to what extent this primate occurs to the west and south of the Foret des Abeilles (6). More recent research suggests that this species occurs in the southern parts of the Lope National Park (5).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Inhabits hilly primary and secondary moist evergreen forest (1) (2). The sun-tailed monkey is a predominantly terrestrial primate (7).

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