Cercopithecus

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Guenons
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<div class="tree_txt_unlinked"><p>Guenons (<em>Cercopithecus</em>)
are a diverse group of small-bodied arboreal Old World monkeys found
throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Up to 19 species may be recognized.
While they are all predominately arboreal, they exhibit variation in
preferences for canopy level and forest type. They are frugivorous and
insectivorous, and travel and forage in large groups, that are sometimes
comprised of multiple guenon species. Anatomically, they have short
snouts, longer legs and tails than most other cercopithecines.</p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: Fleagle 1999</p>
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