L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusAllochrocebus (Terrestrial Guenons)
- SpeciesAllochrocebus lhoesti (L'Hoest's Guenon)
L'Hoest's monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti), also known as the mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo Basin. They mostly live in mountainous forest areas in small, female-dominated groups. They have a dark coat and can be distinguished by a characteristic white beard. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a L'Hoest's Guenon sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Ashy Red Colobus
Piliocolobus tephrosceles
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
Tantalus Monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago
Galagoides demidoff
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a L'Hoest's Guenon in Kibale National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a L'Hoest's Guenon sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see L'Hoest's Guenon in Kibale National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for L'Hoest's Guenon in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.