Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
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About Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Primates
- Family: Old World Monkeys
The vervet monkey, 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. 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.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2002-12-01
Victoria Falls, Zambia -
2002-12-08
Moremi Game Reserve, BotswanaThe group continuously made coordinated efforts to steal our food despite chasing them with sticks. -
2013-10-25
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya -
2013-10-31
Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya -
2013-11-07
Lake Navaisha - South Shore, Kenya -
2013-11-07
Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya -
2025-01-28
Arusha National Park, Tanzania
