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How much does a Tana River mangabey weight?

It is hard to guess what a Tana River mangabey weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) on average weights 7.08 kg (15.61 lbs).

The Tana River mangabey is from the family Cercopithecidae (genus: Cercocebus). They can live for up to 21 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 51 cm (1′ 9″). Usually, Tana River 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 Tana River mangabey is 7.08 kg (15.61 lbs)

The Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) is a highly endangered species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Some authorities have included the taxa agilis and sanjei as subspecies of this species, while others award these full species status.It is endemic to riverine forest patches along the lower Tana River in southeastern Kenya. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, which has increased in recent years. This species was, together with the equally endangered Tana River red colobus, the main reason for the creation of the Tana River Primate Reserve in 1978, but human encroachment within this reserve continues. Recently, it has been suggested that 20,000 hectares of the Tana River Delta should be transformed into sugarcane plantations, but this has, temporarily at least, been stopped by the High Court of Kenya.

Animals of the same family as a Tana River mangabey

We found other animals of the Cercopithecidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Tana River mangabey

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cercocebus galeritus:

Animals with the same size as a Tana River mangabey

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Tana River mangabey

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

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Tana River mangabey

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Tana River mangabey: