lesula

primate

Also known as: Cercopithecus lomamiensis

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The lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) is a species of guenon, a type of African monkey, first described in 2007 and officially recognized in 2012. This primate inhabits specific areas within the Democratic Republic of the Congo.12

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The lesula (C. lomamiensis), which inhabits pockets of habitat in Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park, possesses a spot of yellowish brown fur on the tip of its nose. The lesula was first described in 2007 and determined to be a new species in 2012. It has…
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The lesula (C. lomamiensis), which inhabits pockets of habitat in Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park, possesses a spot of yellowish brown fur on the tip of its nose. The lesula was first described in 2007 and determined to be a new species in 2012. It has…
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