12,590 observationsLeast Concern
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Primates ›Family: Cercopithecidae ›Genus: Chlorocebus
About
The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries. Vervets were introduced to Florida, Ascension Island, and Cape Verde. These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Vervet Monkey is Chlorocebus pygerythrus.
- The Vervet Monkey has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Vervet Monkey belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Vervet Monkey belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Vervet Monkey belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Vervet Monkey belongs to the order Primates.
- Vervet Monkey belongs to the family Cercopithecidae.
- Vervet Monkey belongs to the genus Chlorocebus.