Mammal
Blue monkey
Cercopithecus mitis · Cercopithecidae · Primates
Best monthsJan · Aug · Decmost records
Records9,276in 12 countries
Most seen inKenya4,768 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Blue monkey in brief
The blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is a mammal of the Cercopithecidae family — species of Old World monkey.
Across the 12 countries we cover it has 9,276 published records, most of them from Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, August and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Kenya4,768 records · best Dec, Jan
Tanzania1,531 records · best Jul, Aug
South Africa879 records · best Aug, Apr
Democratic Republic of the Congo707 records · best Feb, Sep
Uganda443 records · best Jul, Jan
Rwanda287 records · best Jul, Oct
Angola249 records · best Aug, May
Zimbabwe148 records · best Apr, Dec
Malawi125 records · best Sep, Jul
Mozambique120 records · best Dec, Sep
South Sudan13 records · best Apr, Jan
Burundi6 records · best Jul, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.