The cheeks and temples are white, the long hairs being swept backwards and often covering the ears in older individuals.

The male is larger than the female and has a bright blue scrotum surrounded by orange hairs.

Its native range includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.

It is an adaptable species able to inhabit open woodland, savannah, forest-grassland mosaic and riverside forest.

A single offspring is the norm, with females giving birth for the first time when about five years old.