Vervet monkey

The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) is a mammal of the Cercopithecidae family — species of mammal.

Across the 15 countries we cover it has 15,051 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in July, August and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.