Green monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the green monkey lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chlorocebus sabaeus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the green monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green monkey in 10 countries and territories across Africa and North America. In Barbados it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the green monkey endangered?

The green monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the green monkey?

The green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Chlorocebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green monkey

The green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus), also known as the sabaeus monkey, is an Old World monkey with golden-green fur and pale hands and feet. The tip of the tail is golden yellow as are the backs of the thighs and cheek whiskers. It does not have a distinguishing band of fur on the brow, like other Chlorocebus species, and males have a pale blue scrotum. Some authorities consider this and all of the members of the genus Chlorocebus to be a single widespread species, C. aethiops.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green monkey (revision 1364862167), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q857996 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).