Primates

Question 1

What species of monkey occur in Tai?

Answer 1

Sooty mangabey
Campbell's monkey
Diana monkey
King colobus
Olive colobus
Western red colobus
Putty-nosed monkey
Spot-nosed monkey

Question 2

What are the defining characteristic of the monkeys in Tai?

Answer 2

Olive colobus - short crest running down head, with white whorls on each side
Western red colobus - dark back with red underparts
King colobus - black and white, with wholly white tail
Sooty mangabey - slate-grey with bare facial skin
Diana monkey - lower back and thighs are russet, black face, white chest
Campbell’s monkey - dark grey with brown grizzling on shoulders, white ear tufts, cheeks and brow
Putty-nosed monkey - black/grey with white nose spot
Spot-nosed monkey - smaller than putty-nosed monkey, white nose spot, white ears

Question 3

What galagos and pottos are there in Tai?

Answer 3

Demidoff’s dwarf galago
Thomas’s dwarf galago
West African potto

Question 4

How can you tell potto and galagos apart?

Answer 4

Demidoff’s dwarf galago - lives at lower levels than Thomas’s, emits buzzing calls, call is shorter than Thomas’s (2-4 second bouts)
Thomas’s dwarf galago - longer call than Demidoff’s (4 seconds)
West African Potto - much larger