GRIVET, MALBROUCK, TANTALUS, GREEN, AND VERVET MONKEYS
BALE MONKEYS, GRIVETS, MALBROUCKS, TANTALUS MONKEYS, GREEN MONKEYS,
and VERVETS
Until recently, all members of the Chlorocebus genus were classified together. However, six species and seven subspecies are currently recognized with more expected as science further distinguishes the uniquenesses inherent in closely related species.
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Bale monkey, also known as the Bale Mountains grivet, Bale Mountains vervet, and Djam-djam, is endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia and found east of the Rift Valley in the Bale Mountains and Sidamo Highlands. It is one of six species in the genus Chlorocebus, but it is unique among them in having a very restricted…
Chlorocebus sabaeus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The green monkey, also known as the sabaeus monkey, is native to West Africa, ranging 386,102 square miles (over one million square kilometers) across 11 countries. Their ranges stretches from southern Mauritiana in the north, down the coast to Sierra Leon, and as far west as Ghana and Burkina-Faso. These monkeys…
Chlorocebus aethiops
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Grivet monkeys live in the savannas, scrublands, or mixed grassland-woodland habitats of northeastern Africa, specifically in the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan. They are found close to water sources, like rivers, but adapt well to different environments even urban areas. Grivets are…
Chlorocebus cynosuros
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Malbrouck monkeys are native to central and south-central Africa and inhabit the swampy, savanna, and montane forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, and Zambia’s Kafue National Park. Closely related and similar in appearance, they are sometimes classified as a subspecies of the vervet…
Chlorocebus tantalus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The tantalus monkey inhabits various geographical regions of sub-Saharan Africa between Ghana and Sudan and as far south as Uganda. The tantalus monkey is one of six similar—but ultimately distinct—monkey species in the genus Chlorocebus. Not too long ago, all six species were commonly grouped together as “vervets.”…
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Vervets are native to eastern and southern Africa. They make their homes in the forests, savannas, and shrublands of Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They like to live near rivers, lakes, or…