What critically endangered primate endemic to the Upper Guinean forests is found in Ghana's Tano-Offin and Bia forest reserves?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway)
- Step 1: The Roloway monkey is one of the world's most endangered primates. Step 2. Its remaining wild populations survive only in fragmented forest patches in western Ghana and eastern Côte d'Ivoire. Answer: Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway). Why not the others: Mountain gorillas inhabit Central/East Africa; snub-nosed monkeys are native to China; Gelada baboons are endemic to Ethiopia.
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