Common Name: Tantalus Monkey
Scientific name: Cholorocebus tantalus
Family: Circopithecidea
Hausa Name: Kirka
Size: 30- 83cm
Weight: 4.6kg (male) and 3.36kg (female)
Habitat: Tropical central Africa, adaptable to open woodland savanna forest grassland mosaic, river side forest, rural and urban locations.
Feeding Habit: Omnivores by eaten (feed on leaves, gums, seeds, nuts, grasses, fungi, fruits, flowers, buds, shoots, invertebrates, bird eggs, birds, Lizards, rodents)
Gestation Period: 157 – 168 days, single offspring.
Lifespan: 11-13 years in the wild and average of 25 years in captivity.
Conservation Status: Least concern (LC)
Group name: Troop (average of 30 individuals).
