Vervet monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the vervet monkey lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the vervet monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the vervet monkey in 13 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 vervet monkey endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the vervet monkey?

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

About the vervet monkey

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. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Vervet monkey (revision 1380253876), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q8985570 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).