Cercopiteco de Sclater

discussion

Discussion: C. cephus species group. Recognized as a full species by Kingdon (1980: 661).

Order Primates

activity

Activity patterns. Sclater’s Monkey occupies all levels of the forest canopy, but in areas where they are hunted, they spend much of their time in thick, low growth. No further information on the activity patterns is available.

Cercopithecidae

biology_ecology

Habitat. Remnant secondary, gallery, riparian, and freshwater swamp forests. Sclater’s Monkey originally occurred in moist tropical lowland forest, but because of severe habitat degradation, it now persists in remnant habitats. It is also found in “ farmbush ” (secondary growth and scrub on farmland), and small remnant tree groves (sometimes where only scattered trees remain in villages) where it is regarded as sacred. All sites from which it is known are below 130 m above sea level.

Cercopithecidae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is limited information on the social organization of Sclater’s Monkey. Short-term observations found groups of 3 - 30 individuals. Groups probably comprise a single adult male, adult females, and young. Evidence for this comes from their vocalizations; loud calls usually come from only one location in a group (indicating the presence of a single male). The home range and ranging behavior of Sclater’s Monkey have not been studied.

Cercopithecidae