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Red-eared Guenon

Cercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838

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.

This is a female Red-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis), only found in a few West African countries. She was rescued by CERCOPAN primate sanctuary in Nigeria.

This is a female Red-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis), only found in a few West African countries. She was rescued by CERCOPAN primate sanctuary in Nigeria.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The red-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis), also called red-eared monkey or russet-eared guenon, is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae. It is native to subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by habitat loss, illegal bushmeat hunting and pet trade.

Wikipedia contributors, Red-eared guenon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:21:17.073880+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838
Name authority
Waterhouse, 1838
Common name
Red-eared 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
  12. suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
  13. infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
  14. superfamilyCercopithecoidea Gray, 1821
  15. familyCercopithecidae Gray, 1821
  16. subfamilyCercopithecinae Gray, 1821
  17. tribeCercopithecini
  18. genusCercopithecus Linnaeus, 1758
  19. speciesCercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cercopithecus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Red-bellied MonkeyCercopithecus erythrogaster Gray, 1866CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Moustached GuenonCercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758)CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lowe's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus lowei Thomas, 1923CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dent's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus denti Thomas, 1907CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hamlyn's MonkeyCercopithecus hamlyni Pocock, 1907CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-cheeked White-nosed MonkeyCercopithecus ascanius (Audebert, 1799)CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
LesulaCercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, Detwiler, Gilbert, Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, Hart, Vosper, Sargis & Tosi, 2012CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mona MonkeyCercopithecus mona (Schreber, 1775)CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Spot-nosed MonkeyCercopithecus petaurista (Schreber, 1774)CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crested Mona MonkeyCercopithecus pogonias Bennett, 1833CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sclater's GuenonCercopithecus sclateri Pocock, 1904CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Wolf's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus wolfi Meyer, 1891CercopithecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 136 records assigned to Cercopithecidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=573002 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:69KBG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.