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The Diana guenon, scientifically named *Cercopithecus diana*, is a species of mammal belonging to the Guenon group. It is also referred to by the common names Cercopiteco Diana and Cercopithèque Diane. This taxon was described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.
The species is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2019. It is listed in Appendix I of CITES. The longest observed lifespan for this animal is 35.1 years.
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Species
EndangeredDiana guenon
species
Maximum longevity: 35.1 years (captivity) Observations: One captive specimen lived 35.1 years (Richard Weigl 2005). There is also one unverified claim of one animal of unknown sex living 37.3 years in captivity (Hakeem et al. 1996).
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- Cercopithecus diana
- taxon common name
- Dianina zamorska mačka
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- longest observed lifespan
- 35.1
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diana monkey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.