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title: "L'Hoëstmeerkat"
description: "Allochrocebus lhoesti — Zoogdieren. L'Hoest's monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti), also known as the mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo Basin."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/l-hoest-s-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# L'Hoëstmeerkat

> Allochrocebus lhoesti — Zoogdieren. L'Hoest's monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti), also known as the mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo Basin.

- Scientific name: *Allochrocebus lhoesti*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `mountains` (Bergen), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 525
- Wikidata: [Q28154834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28154834)
- iNaturalist taxon: [566540](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/566540)

## Names

- en: L'Hoest's Monkey
- de: Östliche Vollbartmeerkatze
- es: Cercopiteco de L'Hoest
- fr: Cercopithèque de l'Hœst
- nl: L'Hoëstmeerkat

## Countries with the most observations

UG (322), RW (149), CD (6)

## Summary

L'Hoest's monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti), also known as the mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo Basin. They mostly live in mountainous forest areas in small, female-dominated groups. They have a dark coat and can be distinguished by a characteristic white beard.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Hoest%27s_monkey

## Photo

![L'Hoëstmeerkat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/l-hoest-s-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324901876

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/l-hoest-s-monkey?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).