It is hard to guess what a Red-eared guenon weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Red-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis) on average weights 3.25 kg (7.17 lbs).
The Red-eared guenon is from the family Cercopithecidae (genus: Cercopithecus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 43.5 cm (1′ 6″). Usually, Red-eared guenons 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 red-eared guenon, red-eared monkey, or russet-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, illegal bushmeat hunting and pet trade.
Animals of the same family as a Red-eared guenon
We found other animals of the Cercopithecidae family:
- King colobus bringing 8.7 kilos (19.18 lbs) to the scale
- Patas monkey bringing 7.99 kilos (17.61 lbs) to the scale
- Mona monkey bringing 3.98 kilos (8.77 lbs) to the scale
- Golden snub-nosed monkey bringing 13.5 kilos (29.76 lbs) to the scale
- Stump-tailed macaque bringing 9.38 kilos (20.68 lbs) to the scale
- Preuss’s red colobus bringing 8.87 kilos (19.55 lbs) to the scale
- François’ langur bringing 8.16 kilos (17.99 lbs) to the scale
- Tana River red colobus bringing 8.03 kilos (17.7 lbs) to the scale
- Black crested mangabey bringing 6.51 kilos (14.35 lbs) to the scale
- Javan surili bringing 6.57 kilos (14.48 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Red-eared guenon
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cercopithecus erythrotis:
- Short-eared possum with a weight of 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs)
- Rüppell’s fox with a weight of 3.25 kilos (7.17 lbs)
- Brown palm civet with a weight of 3.55 kilos (7.83 lbs)
- White-sided jackrabbit with a weight of 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs)
- White-throated guenon with a weight of 3.44 kilos (7.58 lbs)
- Greater cane rat with a weight of 3.75 kilos (8.27 lbs)
- Golden-backed uakari with a weight of 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs)
- Red-tailed monkey with a weight of 3.54 kilos (7.8 lbs)
- Western tree hyrax with a weight of 3.18 kilos (7.01 lbs)
- Campbell’s mona monkey with a weight of 3.63 kilos (8 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Red-eared guenon
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Red-eared guenon:
- Lesser grison with a size of 42.4 cm (1′ 5″)
- Marsh rabbit with a size of 40.2 cm (1′ 4″)
- Pale fox with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- Jameson’s red rock hare with a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Jamaican coney with a size of 37.8 cm (1′ 3″)
- Manzano Mountain cottontail with a size of 38.5 cm (1′ 4″)
- Marsh mongoose with a size of 50 cm (1′ 8″)
- Vancouver Island marmot with a size of 46.7 cm (1′ 7″)
- Natal red rock hare with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Red-tailed monkey with a size of 44.4 cm (1′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Red-eared guenon
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Red-eared guenon: