About
The Wolf’s guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi) is a colorful guenon that inhabits the tropical rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its coat is based on white, black, and gray with conspicuous bright orange legs and cheek whiskers, and males possess blue scrotums. Body length is about 50 cm; males weigh about 4 kg and females about 3 kg; the tail is long, about 80 cm. Diurnal, it eats fruit, seeds, leaves, flowers, and other plant items, and forms groups of roughly ten individuals with one adult male and multiple females. It is a matrilineal society in which males leave the group upon maturity. Communication is by vocalizations, facial expressions, and grooming. Reproduction shows little seasonality; gestation is 5–6 months and females give birth to one or two young. The species is listed as Near Threatened.