Diana's vervet monkey is a kind of primate distributed in West Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire and other countries, because they have the same crescent-shaped white eyebrow band as the moon goddess Diana in Roman mythology, so they are unique Known as Diana's Vervet Monkeys, let's get to know them today!

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Diana vervet monkey

[Another name] Diana vervet monkey , Diana Vervet Monkey

[English name] Diana Monkey, Roloway Monkey, Diana Guenon

[Latin name] Cercopithecus diana

[Kingdom] Animalia

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

【Subclass ] Subclass eutheria

[Order] Primates

[Suborder] Geninosidae

[Family] Monkey family

[Subfamily] Macaque subfamily

[Genus] Vervet monkeys

[Species] Diana Vervet monkeys

Second, shape Characteristics

1. Body size: Diana's vervet monkey is a medium-sized monkey. Male head length 51-61 cm, female head length 42-45 cm; male tail length 76-90 cm, female tail length 52-72 cm; male weight 5-8.7 kg, female weight 4-5 kg. The snout is prominent, the jaws are strong, the teeth are 32, the nostrils are facing forward and downward, and the hands and feet have 5 fingers and toes, with flat nails, and can stand upright. There are cheek pouches that can store food.

2. Body color: Diana vervet monkeys generally have black or dark gray body hair, white throat, crescent-shaped eyebrows and whiskers, and chestnut-colored back and lower back. The underparts are white on the inside of the chest and arms, while the outer limbs, tail and belly are covered with long black hair. There is a prominent diagonal white stripe on the outer thigh and red or cream fur on the rump.

III. Distribution and Habits

1. Distribution: Diana Vervet monkeys are distributed in West African forests, Sierra Leone, Liberia, southern C?te d’Ivoire and Ghana Southwest. Extends to Burkina Faso. Historical records of this species have also been reported to the east of Lake Volta in Togo.

2. Habitat environment: Diana's vervet monkeys inhabit primary forests and secondary forests, and canopy activities in moist lowland forests and forest woodlands near rivers are rare in degraded forest areas.

3. Diet: Mainly eat fruits and insects, but also eat flowers, young leaves and invertebrates.

4. Living habits: Diana vervet monkeys are diurnal animals. Active during the day, perched in trees, rarely walks to the ground, forages anywhere in the canopy, and goes to higher places to rest at night.

Four. Reproduction

The lifespan of Diana's vervet monkeys is 20 years old. Their group consists of only one male monkey, several female monkeys and their young. In general, female monkeys can also give birth every year. The gestation period is 5 months, and the baby monkeys need 6 months of care. Only one baby monkey is born per litter.

V. Conservation Status

The main threats to Diana's vervet monkeys are loss of habitat and hunting. Large-scale deforestation, logging, and conversion of forests for agricultural land and charcoal production have resulted in severe habitat degradation and loss. Because of the relatively large size of this species, humans also hunt for its meat or use its fur, which is the reason for the decline of the species. It has been included in the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1.

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