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 →
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Tantalus Monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Ashy Red Colobus
Piliocolobus tephrosceles
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of L'Hoest's Guenon at Queen Elizabeth National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |