Editing Preuss's monkey (section)

{{Short description|Species of Old World monkey}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Preuss's monkey<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=158|id=12100495}}</ref>
| image = Preuss's guenon (Cercopithecus preussi) at CERCOPAN primate sanctuary.JPG
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Cronin, D.T. |author2=Maisels, F. |author3=Ndeloh, D. |author4=Gadsby, E.L. |date=2019 |title=''Allochrocebus preussi'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T4227A161178708 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4227A161178708.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Allochrocebus
| species = preussi
| authority = ([[Paul Matschie|Matschie]], 1898)
| range_map = Cercopithecus preussi distribution.svg
| range_map_caption = Geographic range
}}

The '''Preuss's monkey''' ('''''Allochrocebus preussi'''''), also known as '''Preuss's guenon''', is a [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] [[primate]] that lives [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]]ly in mountainous (up to 2500 m) forests of eastern [[Nigeria]], western [[Cameroon]] and [[Bioko]] in [[Equatorial Guinea]]. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the [[L'Hoest's monkey]] (''A. lhoesti'').

Preuss's monkey is currently classified as a member of the genus ''[[Allochrocebus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allochrocebus|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt|access-date=2019-07-18|publisher=ITIS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Allochrocebus|publisher=Mammal Diversity Database|access-date=2019-07-18|url=https://mammaldiversity.org/#YWxsb2Nocm9jZWJ1cysmZ2xvYmFsX3NlYXJjaD10cnVlJmxvb3NlPXRydWU}}</ref>  It was formerly considered a member of the genus ''[[Cercopithecus]]''.<ref name=msw3/>

The diet of Preuss's monkey is primarily fruit, leaves and insects, although the species occasionally raids human crops. It is darkish in coloration with a white chin, and adult males have a blue scrotum. Preuss's monkeys weigh up to 10&nbsp;kg. Troops consist of one adult male and several females and adolescents, averaging 17 total per troop. Females give birth to a single offspring about once every three years. The young mature at 4 years and live to be an average of 31 years.

Preuss's monkey is an endangered species, due to [[habitat destruction|habitat loss]] and hunting. It is one of the species that live in the [[Guinean Forests of West Africa|Guinean Forests]] of the [[West Africa]] [[Biodiversity Hotspot]].

Preuss's monkey is known to occur in captivity at the Centre for Education, Rehabilitation, and Conservation of Primates and Nature (CERCOPAN) in Cross River State, Nigeria and the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Limbe, South-West Region, Cameroon. 

There are two subspecies of Preuss's monkey:
* Cameroon Preuss's monkey, ''Cercopithecus preussi preussi''
* Bioko Preuss's monkey, ''Cercopithecus preussi insularis''