TALAPOINS
TALAPOINS
The talapoin genus, Miopithecus, includes two species.
Miopithecus talapoin
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Angolan talapoin, also known as the southern talapoin, is a species of Old World monkeys endemic to southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola, south of the river Congo. Talapoins are arboreal and prefer to live in dense vegetation near the banks of rivers, swampy areas, or forests close to the…
Miopithecus ogouensis
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The Gabon talapoin, also known as the northern talapoin, lives in west-central Africa. Its range includes southern Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola’s Cabinda enclave, and the far western Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ogooué River basin in Gabon lies near the…