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
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 2 Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceFace, ears, hands, feet and the tip of the tail are black, with a white band across the forehead blending into short whiskers. 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific NameChlorocebus pygerythrus 6 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Vervet monkey
In Ecosystem
Source Wikidata: Hippopotamus
Additional Source Okavango Delta (Wikipedia)Article text
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. African Wildlife Foundation: Vervet Monkey
Physical DescriptionQuote, 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.
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.
Introduced
Vervet monkeys that are naturalised (introduced by humans) are found in Cape Verde, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, and Barbados.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Savanna, habitat statement
The vervet monkey inhabits savanna, riverine woodland, coastal forest, and mountains up to 4000 m (13,100 ft).
View the Source3. Vervet monkey (Wikipedia)
4. GBIF Species API
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Chlorocebus pygerythrus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 10131Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 10131
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6. Animal Diversity Web: Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Classification)
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.
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: CercopithecidaeView the Source Okavango Delta (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Article textQuote, In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Article text
wild dog, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, caracal, serval, aardvark, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, African savanna hare, honey badger, common warthog, chacma baboon, vervet monkey and Nile
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