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 goes by many different names. They are most frequently called the Bale monkey but have also been called the Bale Mountains grivet, Bale Mountains vervet, Djam-djam, and scientifically as Chlorocebus djamdjamensis. This small monkey can be found in, or is endemic to, the bamboo forests of the Bale…
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
Native to central and southern Africa, malbrouck monkeys are medium-sized primates that inhabit a wide range of wooded and open environments. Malbroucks carry many common names, including African green monkey and savanna monkey, though they are often misidentified as “vervets” or “grivets”—terms that…
Chlorocebus tantalus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The tantalus monkey is an Afro-Eurasian monkey found in the sub-Saharan West Africa. Their range is really impressive as it extends from the Volta River in Ghana to the White Nile in Sudan. They are present in several countries in this area, including Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central….
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…