grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusLophocebus (Crested Mangabeys)
- SpeciesLophocebus albigena (grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey)
The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena), also known as the white-cheeked mangabey, is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa. It ranges from Cameroon down to Gabon. The grey-cheeked mangabey is a dark monkey, looking in shape overall like a small, hairy baboon. Its thick brown fur is almost black in its forest home, with a slightly rufus/golden mane around the neck. The sexes are similar, with the males slightly larger than the females. The grey-cheeked mangabey lives in a variety of habitats with the forests of Central Africa, it is generally thought to live in either swamp or primary forests, in some areas it has also been found in secondary forest as well. Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 62 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
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey in Kibale National Park?
About 62% of wildlife watchers report a grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey in Kibale National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.