NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diana Monkey
Cercopithecus diana (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.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Diana monkey; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:19:44.087546+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cercopithecus diana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Diana Monkey
- 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 diana (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 |
| Moustached GuenonCercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Simia faunus Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus diana ignita Gray, 1870 Gray, 1870 | synonym |
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=572999 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:5XKC5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.