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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Old World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 26
Subspecies Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti
Common name Schmidt's red-tailed monkey
Country or Region Kenya
Method Unknown
Wet season Unknown
Dry season Unknown
Environment Moist, semi-deciduous forest (Cords 1986)
Altitude (m) 1580 (Cords 1986)
% Fruit 57.0
% Leaves 7.0
% Flowers 2.0
% Invertebrates 28.0
Fruit availability peak Unknown
Low fruit availability Unknown
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Notes Leaves include buds, young leaves, petioles. Subspecies attributed based on subspecies distribution map available on IUCN
Reference Gathua 2000, cited in Chapman et al., 2002.
Full Reference
Gathua, M. (2000). Intraspecific variation in foraging patterns of Redtail monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. PhD Thesis, Colombia University, New York. [Available at: ]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Old World monkey 26 from Africa/Kenya/Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Group E.". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/5daaa240-d693-494d-bffe-f3411a133dff> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k24q87v64

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