Red-eared guenon

Weight

2.96 kg – 3.92 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

24.6 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

36 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

172 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

4.17 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

0.4src 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

Not recorded

The red-eared guenon 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderPrimates
5. familyCercopithecidae
6. genusCercopithecus
7. SpeciesCercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

L

Lesula

Cercopithecus lomamiensis

CercopithecidaeNo free photo yet

EN, Endangered

Diana monkey

Cercopithecus diana

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern

Blue monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern

De Brazza's monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

Cercopithecidae

NT, Near Threatened

Mona monkey

Cercopithecus mona

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern

Red-tailed monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

Cercopithecidae

CompareRed-eared guenon vs LesulaRed-eared guenon vs Diana monkeyRed-eared guenon vs Blue monkeyRed-eared guenon vs De Brazza's monkey

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@misc{red_eared_guenon_2026,
  title = {Red-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-eared-guenon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}