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Lesula

Cercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, Detwiler, Gilbert, Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, Hart, Vosper, Sargis & Tosi, 2012

Status not recordedprimates

The lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the lesula

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesula live?

Not recorded

Is the lesula endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lesula classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusCercopithecus
  7. SpeciesCercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, Detwiler, Gilbert, Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, Hart, Vosper, Sargis & Tosi, 2012
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • ليسولاArabic
  • Lomamim-MeerkatzeGerman
  • Cercopiteco de LomamiSpanish
  • Cercopithèque lesulaFrench
  • レスラJapanese
  • LesulaapeNorwegian Bokmål
  • koczkodan sowiolicyPolish
  • Macaco-lesulaPortuguese
  • Cercopiteco del LomamiSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lesula

Other species in the same genus Cercopithecus.

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

CR, Critically Endangered
Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway)

Roloway monkey

Cercopithecus roloway

Cercopithecidae

CompareLesula vs Diana monkeyLesula vs Blue monkeyLesula vs De Brazza's monkeyLesula vs Mona monkey

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lesula?

The lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesula

MLA

“Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesula.

BibTeX
@misc{lesula_2026,
  title = {Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesula},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}