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Angolan talapoin

Miopithecus talapoin (Schreber, 1774)

VUVulnerableprimates

The angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 1.25 kg to 1.63 kg and live up to 27.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin)
Photo: Gabriel Villena from Albacete, España · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the angolan talapoin

Weight
1.25 kg – 1.63 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
27.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
30.9 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
164 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.43 years – 5.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the angolan talapoin live?

Not recorded

What is the angolan talapoin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin), also known as the southern talapoin, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Angolan talapoins are the smallest species of Old World monkeys.

From the Wikipedia article “Angolan talapoin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angolan_talapoin&oldid=1356906290), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the angolan talapoin endangered?

The angolan talapoin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the angolan talapoin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusMiopithecus
  7. SpeciesMiopithecus talapoin (Schreber, 1774)

Synonyms Cercopithecus melarhinus, Cercopithecus pileatus, Cercopithecus talapoin, Cercopithecus talapoin ansorgei, Cercopithecus talapoin vlesschouwersi, Miopithecus capillatus, Miopithecus talapoin ansorgei, Miopithecus talapoin pilettei, Simia niger, Simia talapoin

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Angolan talapoin monkeyEnglish
  • Southern talapoinEnglish
  • Southern talapoin monkeyEnglish
  • Southern talapoin monkeyEnglish
  • TalapoinEnglish
  • TalapoinEnglish
  • طلابون جنوبيArabic
  • طلابون أنغوليArabic
  • talapoin angolskýCzech
  • ZwergmeerkatzeGerman
  • Südliche ZwergmeerkatzeGerman
  • Talapoin sureñoSpanish
  • Talapoin MeridionalSpanish
  • pikkumarakattiFinnish
  • Talapoin du SudFrench
  • Talapoin d'AngolaFrench
  • ミナミタラポアンJapanese
  • ミナミタラボアンJapanese
  • N’budi ya miukesuKimbundu
  • Sørlig dvergmarekattNorwegian Bokmål
  • Zuidelijke DwergmeerkatDutch
  • talapoin angolańskiPolish
  • Talapoim‑de‑angolaPortuguese
  • Ангольская крошечная мартышкаRussian

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Relatives of the angolan talapoin

Other species in the same genus Miopithecus.

CompareAngolan talapoin vs Gabon talapoin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the angolan talapoin?

An adult angolan talapoin weighs 1.25 kg – 1.63 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the angolan talapoin endangered?

The angolan talapoin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the angolan talapoin live?

The angolan talapoin has a recorded lifespan of 27.7 years.

How long is the angolan talapoin pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 164 days.

What kind of animal is the angolan talapoin?

The angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/angolan-talapoin

MLA

“Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/angolan-talapoin.

BibTeX
@misc{angolan_talapoin_2026,
  title = {Angolan talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/angolan-talapoin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}