Tantalus monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tantalus monkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chlorocebus tantalus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the tantalus monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tantalus monkey in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

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 tantalus monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tantalus monkey?

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

About the tantalus monkey

The tantalus monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus) is an Old World monkey from Africa that ranges from Ghana to Sudan. It was originally described as a subspecies of the grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops). All species in Chlorocebus were formerly in the genus Cercopithecus. It is a common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tantalus monkey (revision 1315343637), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1154701 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).