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About the Hamlyn's monkey
The Hamlyn's monkey is a mammal in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”.
What does the Hamlyn's monkey sound like?
Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
From Wikipedia
The Hamlyn's monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni), also known as the owl-faced monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that inhabits the bamboo and primary rainforests of the Congo. This species is exceedingly rare and known only from a few specimens; little is known about it. However these specimens tend to be widely dispersed throughout the eastern part of Congo, from the Epulu River to the Lukuga River and from the Congo River to the Kabale Forest, with one example in northwestern Rwanda. Geographically it corresponds quite closely to another species of monkey, L'Hoest's monkey C. lhoesti. It travels on the ground, and researchers think that it may be awake primarily by night.
Related mammals in the genus Cercopithecus
More from the family Cercopithecidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Hamlyn's monkey sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Hamlyn's monkey on this page. Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
Is the Hamlyn's monkey endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hamlyn's monkey as “vulnerable”.
What family does the Hamlyn's monkey belong to?
The Hamlyn's monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.
Sources & credits
- Cercopithecus hamlyni booms - journal.pone.0044271.s015 by Hart JA, Detwiler KM, Gilbert CC, Burrell AS, Fuller JL, et al. (2012) – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1077117 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Hamlyn's monkey – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by No machine-readable author provided. JoJan assumed (based on copyright claims). – CC BY-SA 3.0