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Talapoins
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Talapoins

Miopithecus

Talapoins /ˈtæləpɔɪnz/ are the two species of Old World monkeys classified in genus Miopithecus. They live in central Africa, with their range extending from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Northern Talapoin

speciesMiopithecus ogouensis

Southern Talapoin

speciesMiopithecus talapoin

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43542.