Red-tailed Monkey

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Kibale National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
80–90
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
70–80%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-tailed Monkey in Kibale National Park?

About 77% of visitor-days record a Red-tailed Monkey sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-tailed Monkey in Kibale National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Red-tailed Monkey in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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