- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold red-tailed monkey, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the red-tailed monkey
The red-tailed monkey, also called the red-tailed guenon or Schmidt's guenon, is a primate of East and Central Africa, found in countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Angola. It has black or dark grey fur, a white nose and a tail whose underside turns redder toward the tip. Active by day, it lives in groups of 7 to 30, typically with one dominant male, females and their young. It feeds mainly on fruit, adding leaves, flowers or insects when fruit is scarce, and stores food in its expandable cheek pouches. By collecting fruit it acts as an important seed disperser.
Red-tailed Monkey facts
- Its tail can reach 35 inches, which may be twice the body length, and helps with balance.
- Two monkeys greet each other by touching noses.
- Staring with raised eyebrows exposes the underside of the eyelids as a threat display.
- Females help care for the young of other females in the group.
Where to see red-tailed monkey in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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Florida· 1
Maryland· 1
Oregon· 1
Tennessee· 1
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
