L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusAllochrocebus (Terrestrial Guenons)
- SpeciesAllochrocebus lhoesti (L'Hoest's Guenon)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
Dent’s Monkey
Cercopithecus denti
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a L'Hoest's Guenon in Nyungwe National Park?
About 84% of visitor-days record a L'Hoest's Guenon sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see L'Hoest's Guenon in Nyungwe National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for L'Hoest's Guenon in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.