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Crested mona monkey

Cercopithecus pogonias Bennett, 1833

NTNear Threatenedprimates

The crested mona monkey (Cercopithecus pogonias) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 2.81 kg to 3.77 kg and live up to 24.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Crested mona monkey (Cercopithecus pogonias)
Photo: Ltshears · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crested mona monkey

Weight
2.81 kg – 3.77 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
24.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
27 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
170 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.61 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crested mona monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the crested mona monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crested mona monkey, also known as the crowned guenon, crowned monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or golden-bellied monkey, (Cercopithecus pogonias), is a species of African primate in the family Cercopithecidae found in west central Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Crested mona monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crested_mona_monkey&oldid=1356922010), 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 crested mona monkey endangered?

The crested mona monkey is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species.

How is the crested mona monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusCercopithecus
  7. SpeciesCercopithecus pogonias Bennett, 1833
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Crowned guenonEnglish
  • Crowned guenonEnglish
  • Crowned guenonEnglish
  • Crowned monkeyEnglish
  • Crowned monkeyEnglish
  • Golden-bellied crowned monkeyEnglish
  • Golden-bellied guenonEnglish
  • Golden-bellied guenonEnglish
  • Golden-bellied monkeyEnglish
  • Golden-bellied monkeyEnglish
  • Wolf’s monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان متوجArabic
  • غينون متوجArabic
  • غينون مونا المتوجArabic
  • kočkodan pruhohřbetýCzech
  • KronenmeerkatzeGerman
  • Mono CoronadoSpanish
  • Cercopiteco CoronadoSpanish
  • Cercopiteco coronado de GreySpanish
  • töyhtömarakattiFinnish
  • MoneFrench
  • Cercopithèque couronnéFrench
  • Guenon CouronnéFrench
  • Cercopiteco coronatoItalian
  • カンムリグエノンJapanese
  • ToppmarekattNorwegian Bokmål
  • KronemarekattNorwegian Bokmål
  • koczkodan czubatyPolish
  • Macaco-coroadoPortuguese
  • Чубатая мартышкаRussian
  • KronmarkattaSwedish

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Relatives of the crested mona monkey

Other species in the same genus Cercopithecus.

Lesula

Cercopithecus lomamiensis

CercopithecidaeNo free photo yet

EN, Endangered
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)

Diana monkey

Cercopithecus diana

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern
Blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)

Blue monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

Cercopithecidae

NT, Near Threatened
Mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona)

Mona monkey

Cercopithecus mona

Cercopithecidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crested mona monkey?

An adult crested mona monkey weighs 2.81 kg – 3.77 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crested mona monkey endangered?

The crested mona monkey is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the crested mona monkey live?

The crested mona monkey has a recorded lifespan of 24.1 years.

How long is the crested mona monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 170 days.

What kind of animal is the crested mona monkey?

The crested mona monkey (Cercopithecus pogonias) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{crested_mona_monkey_2026,
  title = {Crested mona monkey (Cercopithecus pogonias)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-mona-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}