The L’Hoest monkey[1] (Allocrocebus lhoesti), or mountain monkey, is a vervet monkey found in the upper eastern Congo Basin.
- L’Hoest monkeys are showy great apes with long limbs and long tail. L’Hoest monkeys are primarily covered in short dark gray fur and have a large brown saddle pattern on their backs.
- There is also a distinctive large patch of fluffy white fur from the throat on the head sides, almost to the ears.
- Their limbs and abdomen are black. Their face is mostly dark, with paler pinkish-white areas around the eyes and nose.
- Their long tail is medium gray, blacker near the tip, and is often held with the tip curling forward. Their eyes are bright orange.
- In males, the scrotum is light blue, but otherwise, both sexes are similar in coloration.
- L’Hoest’s monkeys have narrow legs that help them walk on the ground.
