Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusCercopithecus (Guenons)
- SpeciesCercopithecus ascanius (Red-tailed Monkey)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Tantalus Monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Eastern Gorilla
Gorilla beringei
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago
Galagoides demidoff
East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
Thomas's Dwarf Galago
Galagoides thomasi
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-tailed Monkey in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Red-tailed Monkey sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-tailed Monkey in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-tailed Monkey in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.