Monkeys Starting with T

Tana River Mangabey

Tana River Mangabey

Species Name: Cercocebus galeritus

Tana River Mangabeys are medium-sized monkeys with long, light gray hair covering most of their bodies. Tana River Mangabeys are highly social animals, living in multi-female social groups averaging 27 individuals in size.
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Tana River Red Colobus

Tana River Red Colobus

Species Name: Piliocolobus rufomitratus

The Tana River red colobus (Piliocolobus rufomitratus), also called the eastern red colobus, is a critically endangered primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. The Tana River red colobus monkeys are the only one of 18 species of red colobus that do not live in the tropical rainforest.
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Tantalus Monkey

Tantalus Monkey

Species Name: Chlorocebus tantalus

The tantalus monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus) is an Old World monkey endemic to Africa, ranging from Ghana to Sudan. It was initially described as a subspecies of Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops). Tantalus monkeys are very similar to vervet monkeys but are smaller in size.
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Tarai Gray Langur

Tarai Gray Langur

Species Name: Semnopithecus hector

The Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector) is an Old-World monkey and was once thought to be a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur. The Latin name for Tarai gray langurs is inspired by Hector, the prince of Troy.
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Tenasserim Langur

Tenasserim Langur

Species Name: Trachypithecus barbei

Tenasserim lutung (Trachypithecus barbei) is a species of lutung. It occurs in Thailand and Myanmar. The species derived its common name from the Tenasserim Hills.
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Thollon’s Red Colobus

Thollon’s Red Colobus

Species Name: Piliocolobus tholloni

The Thollon's red colobus (Piliocolobus tholloni), also called the Tshuapa red colobus, is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Lower Republic of the Congo. It was recognized as a separate species by Dandelot in 1974, followed by Groves in 2001.
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Tibetan Macaque

Tibetan Macaque

Species Name: Macaca thibetana

The Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), also called the Chinese stump-tailed macaque is a macaque native to eastern Tibet, eastern Guangdong, and northern Shaanxi in China. Tibetan macaques are the largest of the macaques and have a strong, muscular build with dense fur that ranges in color from gray to brown.
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Tonkean Macaque

Tonkean Macaque

Species Name: Macaca tonkeana

Tonkean macaques also known as Tonkean black macaques, are endemic to the central part of the island of Sulawesi and the neighboring Togian Islands in Indonesia. Tonkea macaques are pretty intelligent and creative.
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Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey

Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey

Species Name: Rhinopithecus avunculus

The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, also known as the Dollman's snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus), is a slender-bodied Old World arboreal monkey native to northern Vietnam.
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Toppin’s Titi

Toppin’s Titi

Species Name: Plecturocebus toppini

Toppin's Titi (Plecturocebus toppini) is a species of Titi, a species of New World monkey endemic to Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. It got its name from Captain Toppin, who collected the type specimen of this species near the Tahuamanu River in Peru.
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Toque Macaque

Toque Macaque

Species Name: Macaca sinica

The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a red-brown Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, known as the rilewa or rilawa. Its common name refers to the strand of hair on its head that resembles a brimless hat.
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Tufted Gray Langur

Tufted Gray Langur

Species Name: Semnopithecus priam

The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also called the Coromandel sacred langur and the Madras gray langur, is an Old-World monkey, one of the langur species. These langurs are generally shy and only descend when there is no visible danger.
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