Angolan talapoin

Southern dwarf guenon ( Miopithecus talapoin )

The Southern dwarf guenon ( Miopithecus talapoin ) is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae ( Cercopithecidae ). The northern populations have been kept since 1997 as minke sea cat as a separate species.

Features

From their northern relatives, they differ in that the ears and hairless skin face are colored black and not flesh colored. They reach a body length from 32 to 45 centimeters and a weight from 1.1 to 1.4 kilograms and thus form together with their northern relatives, the smallest Old World monkeys. Their fur is yellowish - white on the top and gray-green at the bottom. The head is relatively large and the snout short.

Distribution and habitat

Southern dwarf monkeys live in Africa. Its distribution area covers the southwestern Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congo River forms the northern border of its distribution area, to the north of them live the Northern dwarf monkeys. Habitat of these animals are river forests and other forests near water.

Way of life

Many observations of life of the dwarf monkeys originate from the northern style, the southern type is likely to largely coincide. Thus, these animals are diurnal and arboreal, but can also swim well. They live in large groups, which are divided into smaller groups to forage. They are omnivorous, which mainly take fruits and insects, but also other parts of plants and small animals to him.

Endangering

The level of danger of the Southern dwarf monkey is unclear. Main threat is likely to represent the habitat destruction that hunting does not matter because of the small body size. The IUCN summarizes the two dwarf monkeys to a kind and lists them as not at risk.