PRIMATE SAFARI

FACTS ABOUT UGANDA PRIMATES

by wooten on Aug 19, 2009

Uganda has got different species of primates of which include monkeys, baboons and many others. All monkeys in Uganda are members of the family Cercopithecidae ( Old World monkeys). They fall into five genera: Collogues (closely related to the leaf eating monkeys of Asia ), Cercopithecus (guenons), Papio (baboons), Erythrocebus (patas) and Cerocebus (Mangabeys). Some of these monkeys are nocturnal while others are diurnal. Important species in Uganda include; Vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) De Brazza’s monkey (cercopithecus neglectus) Blue monkey (cercopithecus aethiops) I’hoesti monkey (cercopithecus I’hoesti) Red-tailed monkey (cercopithecus ascinius) Red colobus (piliocolobus badius) Black-and-white colobus (colobus guereza) Patas monkey (erythrocebus patas).   In Uganda monkeys live in different habitats which include both tropical rain forests and savanna grasslands. However they are commonly found in Forests such as Kibale topical...Read More >>