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Vervet Monkey

Mammals

The vervet monkey, or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa; the name vervet is also used for all members of the genus Chlorocebus. Its five distinct subspecies are found mostly throughout Southern Africa as well as some eastern countries, and these mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair, with body length ranging from about 40 centimeters in females to about 50 centimeters in males.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Face, ears, hands, feet and the tip of the tail are black, with a white band across the forehead blending into short whiskers. 1
Scientific Name
Chlorocebus pygerythrus 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. African Wildlife Foundation: Vervet Monkey
Physical Description
Quote, Physical Description
The face, ears, hands, feet, and the tip of the tail are black, but a conspicuous white band on the forehead blends in with the short whiskers.
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2. Wikipedia: Vervet monkey
  • diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in body length from about 40 cm (16 in) for females, to about 50 cm (20 in) for males.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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3. Vervet monkey (Wikipedia)
an Old World monkey...native to AfricaView the Source
4. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
5. Animal Diversity Web: Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Classification)
Classification
Quote, Classification
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
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Wikidata: Vervet Monkey
Wikidata Q8985570, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Vervet Monkey (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: CercopithecidaeView the Source
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