Musk ox (scientific name: Ovibos moschatus) is also known as Muskox and Musk Ox in foreign languages. There are two subspecies.Musk oxen live in rocky and barren places. They live in groups and mainly eat grass and branches of shrubs. In winter, they also dig snow to eat mosses. They are brave and w...
African buffalo (scientific name: Syncerus caffer) is called African Buffalo in English and Buffle d'Afrique in French. There are 5 subspecies.African buffalo is a herd animal. Only old or injured individuals will be alone. The strongest bull in the herd becomes the leader of the herd, commandin...
Chimpanzees (scientific name: Pan troglodytes) are called Chimpanzees in foreign languages. There are 4 subspecies. The nominate subspecies is also called the black-faced chimpanzee. It has a lighter face and becomes bald in old age. The male has very little beard. It is found in Congo, Gabon, Camer...
Oustalet’s Red Colobus (scientific name: Piliocolobus oustaleti), also known as Oustalet’s Red Colobus, was once a subspecies of the Tana River Red Colobus and was classified as an independent species in 2013.The Ustarai red colobus has a smaller family territory than other red colobus monkeys. Th...
Zanzibar Red Colobus (scientific name: Piliocolobus kirkii) is called Zanzibar Red Colobus in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Zanzibar Red Colobus is a diurnal animal. It is arboreal and moves quickly between genera. The group consists of multiple males and multiple females, with each group...
Udzungwa Red Colobus (scientific name: Piliocolobus gordonorum) is called Udzungwa Red Colobus in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Udzungwa Red Colobus is diurnal. Inhabits primary and secondary forests from lowland rivers to mountains, semi-deciduous forests, mature evergreen forests, from 2...
The Niger Delta Red Colobus (scientific name: Piliocolobus epieni) was first discovered by scientists in 1993. At that time, scientists believed it was a subspecies of the Eastern Red Colobus, but in 2007, genetic research upgraded the monkey to an independent species.The Niger Delta red colobus mon...
Bouvier’s Red Colobus (scientific name: Piliocolobus bouvieri), also known as Bouvier’s Red Colobus in English, was once a subspecies of the West African red colobus or the Przewalski’s red colobus. It was identified as an independent species in 2013.The Bouvier red colobus monkey is a diurnal an...
West African Red Colobus (scientific name: Piliocolobus badius) is also known as Western Red Colobus or Red Colobus in foreign languages. There are two subspecies of West African Red Colobus, namely the nominate subspecies and the Senegal subspecies. These subspecies have slightly different appearan...
Colobus vellerosus (scientific name: White-thighed Colobus, Geoffroy's Black-and-white Colobus) was originally a subspecies of the West African black-and-white colobus and was confirmed as an independent species in 2003.The family of spotted colobus monkeys is composed of multiple males and mult...
Black Colobus (scientific name: Colobus satanas) is called Black Colobus in foreign language. There are 2 subspecies.Black Colobus monkeys live in the upper and middle layers of the forest and rarely come to the ground. The family consists of an average of 6-15 members, usually including an adult ma...
The East African black-and-white colobus (scientific name: Colobus guereza) is also known as Guereza, Eastern Black-and-white Colobus, Magistrate Colobus, and has 8 subspecies.The East African black and white colobus monkeys live in the upper and middle layers of the forest and rarely come to the gr...
Angola Colobus (scientific name: Colobus angolensis) is also known as Colobus, Angolan Black-and-white Colobus, and Angolan Colobus. It has 6 subspecies.Angola colobus monkeys are diurnal and arboreal species that live in the upper and middle layers of the forest and rarely come to the ground. They...
Drill (Scientific name: Mandrillus leucophaeus), also known as Drill in English, is one of the most endangered primates in Africa.Drills usually have about 20 members per group, usually led by a strong male. When food is sufficient, the group may even exceed 100. They move on the ground during the d...
Red-capped Mangabey (scientific name: Cercocebus torquatus), also known as Red-capped Mangabey, has no subspecies and is a medium-sized monkey living in Africa.Red-capped white-browed monkeys live in multi-male and multi-female family groups, with 12-20 individuals in each group. This social structu...
Sanje Mangabey (scientific name: Cercocebus sanjei), also known as Sanje Mangabey, was once a subspecies of Tana Mangabey and was designated as an independent species in 2005.Sanje Mangabey is a diurnal monkey that lives on the ground. Sexually dimorphic behavior patterns: males are more likely to e...
The scientific name of the white-necked mangabey is Cercocebus torquatus, and its foreign names are White-collared Mangabey, Collared Mangabey, Red-capped Mangabey, and Sooty Mangabey. They usually appear in groups with irregular numbers. They usually come out during the day and are most active in t...
The crested white-browed monkey (scientific name: Cercocebus galeritus), also known as the Tana River mangabey, is a medium-sized long-tailed monkey with no subspecies.The Crested White-browed Monkey is a diurnal monkey species that lives in family groups of about 10 to 36, mostly female groups. It...
White-naped mangabey (scientific name: Cercocebus atys), also known as Sooty Mangabey in English, is a medium-sized monkey living in Africa.White-naped mangabey lives in multi-male and multi-female family groups, with 15-100 individuals in each group. This social structure results in a promiscuous b...
Agile mangabey (scientific name: Cercocebus agilis) is also known as Agile mangabey in English. There is no subspecies.Agile mangabey lives in small groups of about 8-22 individuals, usually led by an adult male. The diet is diverse, including fruits, sprouts, seeds, young leaves, mushrooms and inse...