Sun-tailed Monkey

	Name	Sun-tailed Monkey
	Regnum	Animal ia
	Phylum	Chordata
	Classis	Mammal ia
	Ordo	Primate s
	Familia	Cercopithecidae
	Genus	'' Cercopithecus ''
	Species	'''''C solatus'''''
	Binomial	''Cercopithecus solatus''
	Binomial Authority	M H S Harrison , 1988

The Sun-tailed Monkey (''Cercopithecus solatus''), also known as the '''Sun-tailed Guenon''', is a primate that lives semi- Terrestrial ly in one hilly area of moist evergreen forest in Gabon .

The Sun-tailed Monkey was only discovered in 1984, so not much is known about it. It is a Frugivore . It weighs up about 4 - 9 kg. Troops consist of one adult male and several females and young.

REFERENCES

Animal Info 2004

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ARKive - images and movies of the sun-tailed monkey ''(Cercopithecus solatus)''

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Sun-tailed Monkey