Putty-nosed Monkey
Cercopithecus nictitans
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Mammals
The greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey is one of the smallest Old World monkeys. It is a guenon of the C. mitis group, native to West Africa and living to some extent in rain forests, but more often in the transition zone between rain forest and savannah. It is primarily arboreal and often associates with monkeys of other species. Both their common names come from the monkeys' prominent white nose.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Cercopithecus