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Wolf's mona monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi Meyer, 1891

NTNear Threatenedprimates

The wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 2.77 kg to 4 kg and live up to 25.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)
Photo: en:User:Cburnett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the wolf's mona monkey

Weight
2.77 kg – 4 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
30.7 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 wolf's mona monkey live?

Not recorded

What is the wolf's mona monkey?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi), also called Wolf's guenon, is a colourful Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in central Africa, primarily between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It lives in primary and secondary lowland rainforest and swamp forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Wolf's mona monkey” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wolf%27s_mona_monkey&oldid=1356922036), 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 wolf's mona monkey endangered?

The wolf's 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 wolf's mona monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusCercopithecus
  7. SpeciesCercopithecus wolfi Meyer, 1891

Synonyms Cercopithecus pogonias wolfi

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Congo Basin wolf's monkeyEnglish
  • Wolf s mona monkeyEnglish
  • Wolf's guenonEnglish
  • Wolf's guenonEnglish
  • Wolf's monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان ولفيArabic
  • غينون ولفيArabic
  • kočkodan WolfůvCzech
  • Wolfs marekatDanish
  • Wolf-MeerkatzeGerman
  • Mono de WolfSpanish
  • Cercopiteco de WolfSpanish
  • naamiomarakattiFinnish
  • Mone de WolfFrench
  • Cercopithèque de WolfFrench
  • ウォルフグエノンJapanese
  • WolfmarekattNorwegian Bokmål
  • koczkodan barwnyPolish
  • Macaco-mona-de-WolfPortuguese
  • Мартышка ВольфаRussian
  • Wolfs markattaSwedish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the wolf's 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

CompareWolf's mona monkey vs LesulaWolf's mona monkey vs Diana monkeyWolf's mona monkey vs Blue monkeyWolf's mona monkey vs De Brazza's monkey

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the wolf's mona monkey?

An adult wolf's mona monkey weighs 2.77 kg – 4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the wolf's mona monkey endangered?

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

How long does the wolf's mona monkey live?

The wolf's mona monkey has a recorded lifespan of 25.4 years.

How long is the wolf's mona monkey pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 170 days.

What kind of animal is the wolf's mona monkey?

The wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wolf-s-mona-monkey

MLA

“Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wolf-s-mona-monkey.

BibTeX
@misc{wolf_s_mona_monkey_2026,
  title = {Wolf's mona monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wolf-s-mona-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}