Red-eared Monkey Skull Replica

Description

Red-eared monkey skull replica measures 2.0 x 1.6 x 1.4 inches. Cercopithecus erythrotis skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium & mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The red-eared monkey comes from central Africa. Their geographic range includes Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. They live in subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests. They also live in primary and secondary sub-montane moist forests. Sometimes they live close to humans on Bioko Island. People call them russet-eared guenon.

This small monkey has a very colorful look with distinct facial markings. They have blue fur around their eyes and a brick-red nose and ears. They have yellow cheeks. Silky fur covers their body in banded brown and pail hirs. They have gray limbs and a long red tail. Their tails are partially prehensile.

Infants use this tail to cling to the female. They are an unobtrusive species. They produce a quiet trill instead of loud long-distance calls.

These primates eat fruit, leaves, shoots, and seeds. They also eat insects to supplement their diet. Females give birth to one baby at a time. The young infants rely heavily on their mothers for protection.

Deforestation, habit loss, and the pet trade threaten them. The illegal bushmeat trade also threatens them, especially in the Malabo market on Bioko.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Primates
• Suborder: Haplorhini
• Infraorder: Simiiformes
• Family: Cercopithecidae
• Genus: Cercopithecus
• Species: C. erythrotis
• Binomial name: Cercopithecus erythrotis
• Conservation status: Vulnerable

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