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Sun-tailed monkey

Allochrocebus solatus (Harrison, 1988)

NTNear Threatenedprimates

The sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 4.59 kg to 6.5 kg and live up to 18.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus)
Photo: Peggy Motsch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sun-tailed monkey

Weight
4.59 kg – 6.5 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
18.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.75 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.78src 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 sun-tailed monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the sun-tailed monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus) from Gabon is one of the least studied primates in its habitat. It was discovered as a new species in 1988, and is classified as a guenon, which is a member of the genus Cercopithecus, but was subsequently moved to the genus Allochrocebus. It is closely related to A. preussi and A. Ihoesti, which has been determined by chromosomal analysis. Sun-tailed monkeys prefer shady areas with dense vegetation. However, even after small amounts of logging activity, populations can be unaffected. Much of their diet remains unknown and is still being studied, but they are known to prefer fruit. Their social groups are made up of one male and multiple females. Generally, the sun-tailed monkey is less aggressive towards related individuals, which is noteworthy because it has been found that, in other primate species, aggression rates towards related individuals are generally as high or higher than aggression rates towards non-related individuals. Within their social groups, individual monkeys show preference for their mothers over their fathers, and are overall less aggressive to other monkeys that they are associated with spatially.

From the Wikipedia article “Sun-tailed monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sun-tailed_monkey&oldid=1379564807), 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 sun-tailed monkey endangered?

The sun-tailed 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 sun-tailed monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusAllochrocebus
  7. SpeciesAllochrocebus solatus (Harrison, 1988)

Synonyms Cercopithecus solatus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Sun-tailed guenonEnglish
  • غينون وحدانيArabic
  • سعدان ذيل الشمسArabic
  • غينون ذيل الشمسArabic
  • kočkodan slunečníCzech
  • Gabun-MeerkatzeGerman
  • Gabun-VollbartmeerkatzeGerman
  • Leuchtschwanz-MeerkatzeGerman
  • SonnenschwanzmeerkatzeGerman
  • Mono Del GabSpanish
  • Cercopiteco de GabónSpanish
  • Mono del GabónSpanish
  • kultahäntämarakattiFinnish
  • Cercopithèque à queue de soleilFrench
  • サンテイルモンキーJapanese
  • 해꼬리게논Korean
  • 꼬리스크라터게논Korean
  • 해꼬리원숭이Korean
  • ZonnestaartmeerkatDutch
  • koczkodan słonecznyPolish
  • Macaco-de-cauda-douradaPortuguese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the sun-tailed monkey

Other species in the same genus Allochrocebus.

CompareSun-tailed monkey vs L'Hoest's monkeySun-tailed monkey vs Preuss' guenon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sun-tailed monkey?

An adult sun-tailed monkey weighs 4.59 kg – 6.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sun-tailed monkey endangered?

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

How long does the sun-tailed monkey live?

The sun-tailed monkey has a recorded lifespan of 18.1 years.

What kind of animal is the sun-tailed monkey?

The sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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BibTeX
@misc{sun_tailed_monkey_2026,
  title = {Sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sun-tailed-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}