Diana monkey
Also known as Cercopithecus diana, Diana guenon
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Diana guenon
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The Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana) is an Old World monkey found in the high canopy forests in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and western Côte d'Ivoire Named for its white brow which is said to resemble the bow of the Roman goddess Diana, this black-grey guenon has a white throat, crescent-shaped browband, ruff and beard.
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusESA endangered speciesFauna listed on CITES Appendix IGuenonsIUCN Red List endangered speciesMammals described in 1758Mammals of West AfricaSpecies that are or were threatened by habitat lossSpecies that are or were threatened by human consumptionTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations