Monkeys

Monkeys Found in Uganda

All the monkeys found in Uganda are members of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys). They fall into five genera:

•       Colobus (closely related to the leaf-eating monkeys of Asia),
•       Cercopithecus (guenons)
•       Papio (baboons)
•       Erythrocebus (patas) and
•       Cercocebus (mangabeys).

Here’s a full list:

1.  Back-white Colobus and Red Colobus (closely related to the leaf-eating monkeys of Asia),
2. Potto
3. Bushbaby
4. Grey-cheeked Mangabey
5. L’Hoest’s Monkey
6. De Brazza’s Monkey
7. Red-tailed Monkey
8. Blue Monkey
9. Vervet Monkey
10. Patas Monkey
11. Baboons