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Preuss's monkey
Order : Primates
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Species : Cercopithecus preussi
The Preuss's guenon, preuss's monkey is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Preuss
A young / baby of a Preuss is called a 'infant'. A Preuss group is called a 'troop, barrel, tribe or cartload'.
Facts about the Preuss's monkey
The diet of Preuss's Monkey is primarily fruit, leaves and insects, occaisionally raiding crops. (Full text)
Preuss's monkey is most common in montane forest up to 2500 m (8200') and rare in lowland forest. (Full text)
Preuss's monkey is a darkish monkey with a white chin weighing up to 10 kg (22 lb). (Full text)