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Moustached Guenon
Cercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
singe cercopithèque cephus, moustac, CIRMF, Gabon
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Open encyclopedia reference
The moustached guenon or moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
This monkey is an arboreal, omnivorous, and medium-sized mammal. According to the IUCN, the population of the moustached monkeys is considered to be large. They are widely used in biological labs.
Wikipedia contributors, Moustached guenon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:04:01.683482+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Moustached Guenon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Cercopithecus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- superfamilyCercopithecoidea Gray, 1821
- familyCercopithecidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyCercopithecinae Gray, 1821
- tribeCercopithecini
- genusCercopithecus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cercopithecus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-bellied MonkeyCercopithecus erythrogaster Gray, 1866 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lowe's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus lowei Thomas, 1923 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eared GuenonCercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dent's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus denti Thomas, 1907 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hamlyn's MonkeyCercopithecus hamlyni Pocock, 1907 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-cheeked White-nosed MonkeyCercopithecus ascanius (Audebert, 1799) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| LesulaCercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, Detwiler, Gilbert, Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, Hart, Vosper, Sargis & Tosi, 2012 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mona MonkeyCercopithecus mona (Schreber, 1775) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Spot-nosed MonkeyCercopithecus petaurista (Schreber, 1774) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested Mona MonkeyCercopithecus pogonias Bennett, 1833 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclater's GuenonCercopithecus sclateri Pocock, 1904 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wolf's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus wolfi Meyer, 1891 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=572998 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XKBR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.