Vervet Monkey
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Scientific name | Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
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Family | Cercopithecidae |
Class | Mammalia |
Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Higher classification | Chlorocebus |
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ID | 2278976 |
About Vervet Monkey
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.