page_title: Red-tailed monkey
section_title: Distinguishing features
hierarchical_section_title: Red-tailed monkey / Anatomy / Distinguishing features
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kongo-Weißnasenmeerkatze Cercopithecus ascanius , Schädel, Coll. Museum Wiesbaden English: Red-tailed monkeyCercopithecus ascanius , skull, Coll. Museum Wiesbaden
context_page_description: The red-tailed monkey, also known as the black-cheeked white-nosed monkey, red-tailed guenon, redtail monkey, or Schmidt's guenon is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.
  It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burundi. The red-tailed monkey is usually black, red, or orange. Although native to this region, it has spread north and south as well as it can survive in different habitats and under different conditions. It is a distinct creature in its habitats and is gradually becoming endangered due to deforestation and over-exploitation through hunting and predation.
context_section_description: The red-tailed monkey is named as it sounds, for its red coloration of the tail's underside as well as the bi-coloration of the tail as the reddish color increases from the base to the tip. There are other features characteristic to this mammal as well such as the white nose and cheeks in the midst of black or dark grey body fur. Red-tailed monkeys also have very large, elastic cheeks which are used in gathering food and storing it in their mouths for safety.
caption: A skull at the Museum Wiesbaden in Wiesbaden, Germany
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