Lesula

<h2 id="distribution">Distribution</h2>

<p>The lesula lives in rainforests in the <a href="/facts/Democratic_Republic_of_Congo/E2KmHDdv">Democratic Republic of Congo</a>, with the 2007 specimen found in captivity in the village of <a href="/facts/Opala,_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo/2UdqvC07">Opala</a>. Since that sighting, it has also been seen in the wild. Its range is between the <a href="/facts/Lomami_River/v0H0sT7n">Lomami</a> and <a href="/facts/Tshuapa_River/mWuDu8xp">Tshuapa</a> rivers in the central part of the country.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<h2 id="status">Status</h2>
<p>The lesula is vulnerable to hunting for <a href="/facts/Bushmeat/88TMgrMd">bushmeat</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Protecting the species could be challenging, as species with such a small range can go from vulnerable to <a href="/facts/Threatened_species/kryGsxNb">seriously endangered</a> in a few years. The lesula's range is within the <a href="/facts/Tshuapa%E2%80%93Lomami%E2%80%93Lualaba_Conservation_Landscape/UqejFX4d">Tshuapa–Lomami–Lualaba Conservation Landscape</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Lomami_National_Park/adCgjl8p">Lomami National Park</a> has been proposed to protect this and other species in the region.
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<h2 id="behavior">Behavior</h2>
<p>The lesula are generally described by researchers as quiet and shy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> They also tend to usually live in small family groups of around five members or less. The Lesula's days consist of leisurely activities such as foraging for fruits and vegetation, grooming, and resting.
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<h2 id="bibliography">Bibliography</h2>
<ul><li>McKenzie, David (September 12, 2012). <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/dr-congo-new-monkey/index.html">"New monkey discovered"</a>. <i><a href="/facts/CNN/kEYsUQqr">CNN</a></i>. Retrieved 2012-09-12.</li></ul>
<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li> Data related to Cercopithecus lomamiensis at Wikispecies</li>
<li> Media related to Cercopithecus lomamiensis at Wikimedia Commons</li>
<li>Ruth Kamnitzer (27 June 2024). <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/camera-trap-study-brings-the-lesula-congos-cryptic-monkey-into-focus/">"Camera-trap study brings the lesula, Congo's cryptic monkey, into focus"</a>. <i>Mongabay</i>.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Monkey, New To Science, Found In Central Africa". NPR. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-21. <a href="https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/13/161097374/monkey-new-to-science-found-in-central-africa" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/13/161097374/monkey-new-to-science-found-in-central-africa</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>John A. Hart; Kate M. Detwiler; Christopher C. Gilbert; Andrew S. Burrell; James L. Fuller; Maurice Emetshu; Terese B. Hart; Ashley Vosper; Eric J. Sargis & Anthony J. Tosi (2012). Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). "Lesula: A new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo's central basin". PLOS ONE. 7 (9): e44271. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...744271H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044271. PMC 3440422. PMID 22984482. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440422" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440422</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Ella Davies (September 13, 2012). "New monkey identified in Africa". BBC News. Retrieved September 13, 2012. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19556915" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19556915</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Bhanoo, Sindya N (September 13, 2012). "A New Kind of Monkey, With Colors That Set It Apart". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2012. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/science/a-new-kind-of-monkey-with-colors-that-set-it-apart.html?_r=2" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/science/a-new-kind-of-monkey-with-colors-that-set-it-apart.html?_r=2</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Newswise (22 May 2013). "Scientists Announce Top 10 New Species". Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Newswise, Inc. Retrieved 2013-05-23. <a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-announce-top-10-new-species" target="_blank">http://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-announce-top-10-new-species</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (22 May 2013). "Top 10 new species of 2012". ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, LLC. Retrieved 2013-05-23. <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522163921.htm" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522163921.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>David Braun (September 13, 2012). "New Monkey Discovered in the Congo". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120915043509/http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/13/new-monkey-discovered-in-the-congo/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120915043509/http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/13/new-monkey-discovered-in-the-congo/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>Andrea Mustain OurAmazingPlanet (2012-09-12). "New, colorful monkey species discovered in Africa rain forest". msnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna49010148" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna49010148</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>Hart, John A.; Detwiler, Kate M.; Gilbert, Christopher C.; Burrell, Andrew S.; Fuller, James L.; Emetshu, Maurice; Hart, Terese B.; Vosper, Ashley; Sargis, Eric J.; Tosi, Anthony J. (2012-09-12). "Lesula: A New Species of Cercopithecus Monkey Endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Implications for Conservation of Congo's Central Basin". PLOS ONE. 7 (9): e44271. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...744271H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044271. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3440422. PMID 22984482. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440422" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440422</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Lesula