Cercopithecus mona
In 3 days >90%
The mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona) is an Old World monkey that lives in western Africa between Ghana and Cameroon. The mona monkey can also be found on the island of Grenada as it was transported to the island aboard slave ships headed to the New World during the 18th century. This guenon lives in groups of up to thirty-five in forests. It mainly feeds on fruit, but sometimes eats insects and leaves. The mona monkey has brown agouti fur with a white rump. Its tail and legs are black and the face is blue-grey with a dark stripe across the face. The mona monkey carries food in cheek pouches.
The male mona monkey has a head-and-body length of 410 to 630 mm (16 to 25 in) and a tail of 520 to 730 mm (20 to 29 in). The female's head-and-body length is 340 to 457 mm (13 to 18 in). The head has a brown crown, broad whitish brow band, grey mask of bare skin and bushy pale cheek fur. The upper parts of the body and the outer sides of the limbs are deep brown while the underparts and the insides of the limbs are creamy-white. On either side of the base of the tail are a pair of patches of white hair which closely resemble the ischial callosities found in baboons and other Old... Wikipedia →
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Nigeria · 2018
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Ghana · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kano Zoo | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Explorer Village | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | African Village | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 4 | Limbe Wildlife Centre | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 5 | Audu Bako Zoo | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 6 | Imo State Zoological Garden | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
No species of the same family or order lives in Lagos, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Mona Monkey sighting in Lagos on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, September–October and December
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Mona Monkey in Lagos on a given day, against about 40% in May, the lowest month.
Only Lagos, in our data
Lagos is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mona Monkey sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mona Monkey is recorded against all the mammals logged in Lagos (90 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
