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How much does a Grey-cheeked mangabey weight?

It is hard to guess what a Grey-cheeked mangabey weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) on average weights 7.39 kg (16.29 lbs).

The Grey-cheeked mangabey is from the family Cercopithecidae (genus: Lophocebus). It is usually born with about 499 grams (1.1 lbs). They can live for up to 32.67 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 51.9 cm (1′ 9″). Usually, Grey-cheeked mangabeys have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Grey-cheeked mangabey is 7.39 kg (16.29 lbs)

The grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena), also known as the white-cheeked mangabey, is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa. It ranges from Cameroon down to Gabon. The grey-cheeked mangabey is a dark monkey, looking in shape overall like a small, hairy baboon. Its thick brown fur is almost black in its forest home, with a slightly rufus/golden mane around the neck. The sexes are similar, with the males slightly larger than the females.The grey-cheeked mangabey lives in a variety of habitats with the forests of Central Africa, it is generally thought to live in either swamp or primary forests, in some areas it has also been found in secondary forest as well. Some authors in the past have considered the species to be restricted to the forest canopy, however more recently habituated troops have been observed on the forest floor collecting food. It feeds primarily on fruit, particularly figs, taking other fruits seasonally, as well as shoots, flowers and insects.The grey-cheeked mangabey lives in groups of between 5 and 30 individuals. The groups have either a single male or (more usually) several, without a single dominant male. Young males leave the troop once they are adult and join other troops, whereas the females stay in the troop of their birth. If troops become too large they may split. Confrontations between troops are rare, as this mangabey will usually avoid other troops. Their territories cover several square miles of forest, and can both overlap with other troops and shift over time.Three subspecies of this mangabey were previously recognized. In 2007, Colin Groves elevated them all to species level, splitting one (johnstoni) into two species.

Animals of the same family as a Grey-cheeked mangabey

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Animals with the same weight as a Grey-cheeked mangabey

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lophocebus albigena:

Animals with the same size as a Grey-cheeked mangabey

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Grey-cheeked mangabey:

Animals with the same litter size as a Grey-cheeked mangabey

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Grey-cheeked mangabey:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Grey-cheeked mangabey

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Grey-cheeked mangabey: