Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusCercopithecus (Guenons)
- SpeciesCercopithecus mitis (Blue Monkey)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Dent’s Monkey
Cercopithecus denti
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
📅 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 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 20 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 25 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Monkey in Nyungwe National Park?
About 63% of visitor-days record a Blue Monkey sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Monkey in Nyungwe National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue Monkey in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.