It is a distinct creature in its habitats and is gradually becoming endangered due to deforestation and over-exploitation through hunting and predation.

There are other features characteristic to this mammal as well such as the white nose and cheeks in the midst of black or dark grey body fur.

Red-tailed monkeys also have very large, elastic cheeks which are used in gathering food and storing it in their mouths for safety.

Body length ranges from 1 to 2 foot (12-24 inches), without the tail included, males being on the upper end of the scale and females being on the lower.

On the dark fur background, their eyelids can be seen very easily by others and understand it as a display that the red-tailed monkey is being threatened and the other species needs to stay away.

Red-tailed monkeys are primarily fructivorous, but are considered omnivorous because they will eat leaves, flowers, or insects in times where fruit is scarce.

Their dispersal is throughout the tropical forest of in East and Central Africa ranging to Kenya and many areas of the Congo.

While they show a dominating preference for being arboreal in activity and where they choose to rest, they forage on the ground and as a result, they spend an adequate amount of their time on the forest floor as well.

[3] The red-tailed monkey is subject to predation by crowned eagles, wild cats, and occasionally, humans and chimpanzees.

Despite the influence of predation on their population, no major threat to this species in terms of endangerment is posed, although some locations of their habitat suffer from deforestation and hunting pressure as well.