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The Wolf's mona monkey (''Cercopithecus wolfi''), also called Wolf's guenon, is a colourful Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in central Africa, primarily between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It lives in primary and secondary lowland rainforest and swamp forest. ==Taxonomy== The species was first described from a living specimen in the Zoological Garden at Dresden. It was brought in 1887 by Dr Ludwig Wolf from somewhere in central west Africa. The species was described in 1891 and named after the collector. This specimen died in October 1891 and the skeletal characters were described in 1894. Wolf's mona monkey is in the ''C. mona'' grouping within the ''Cercopithecus'' genus along with Campbell's mona monkey, Dent's mona monkey, Lowe's mona monkey, the mona monkey, and the crested mona monkey.〔 Wolf's mona monkey was previously considered a subspecies of the crested mona monkey.〔 The ''Cercopithecus'' genus is a member of the Cercopithecinae subfamily along with baboons, mangabeys, and macaques. This subfamily shares several common traits such as cheek pouches, low and rounded molar cusps, and simple stomachs; all adaptations to a frugivorous diet. Wolf's mona monkey has two subspecies〔 which are separated by a large area of swamp forest:〔 *''C. wolfi wolfi'', found between the Congo and Sankuru Rivers. *''C. wolfi elegans'', found between the Lomami and Lualaba Rivers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wolf's mona monkey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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