Angolan Talapoin

• Common Name: Angolan Talapoin
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1774
• Monkey Size: 32 to 45 cm (12.6 to 17.7 inches)
• Skin Color(s): Greenish-gray, greenish-yellow, and grayish-white
• Habitat: Forest
• Diet: Omnivorous
• Native Countries: Angola, Cameroon

Also known as the Southern talapoin, Angolan talapoin^[1] is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family.

• The Angolan Talapoin’s fur has thick yellow and black stripes on the back and sides and white or grayish-white stripes on the belly and chest.
• The head is round and short-muzzled with a hairless face with black nasal fur lining the face.
• The scrotum of Angolan talapoin is pink medially and blue laterally. The feet and hands are chrome yellow with a buff or reddish tint.
• Tail color varies from grayish-black to brownish-black above and is yellow or yellowish-gray below.

• The Angolan talapoin monkeys are among the smallest species of Old-World monkeys.
• They live in large groups averaging 70 to 100 individuals.
• The adult females in the group outnumber the adult males.
• They occupy relatively small home ranges near rivers or other water sources.
• In captivity, the Angolan talapoin monkey lives for about 28 years. However, they can live much shorter lives in the wild due to predators’ high risk and prevalence.