Dent’s Monkey
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Dent’s Monkey

Cercopithecus denti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
9 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Dent's mona monkey (Cercopithecus denti) is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae found in Central Africa. Debate on whether it constituted a separate species or subspecies continued between zoologists, and it was previously classified as a subspecies of other monkeys by some of them. It was re-classified as a separate species in 2001. It is classified as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Dent’s Monkey sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Red-tailed Monkey
LC

Red-tailed Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus ascanius

60–70% · Likely
De Brazza’s Monkey
LC

De Brazza’s Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus neglectus

60–70% · Likely
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

Insufficient data
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
VU

grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lophocebus albigena

70–80% · Very likely
Olive Baboon
LC

Olive Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio anubis

50–60% · Likely
Mantled Guereza
LC

Mantled Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus guereza

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
80–90
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dent’s Monkey in Semuliki National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Dent’s Monkey sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dent’s Monkey in Semuliki National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Dent’s Monkey in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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