Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Primates
- ---- family: Cercopithecidae
- ----- species: Chlorocebus aethiops
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Characteristics: | omnivore; body-length: 40-60 cm, tail-length: 30-50 cm; the fur is light grey with the belly and flanks even lighter; the face is black with a white fringe surrounding it; in males the scrotum and surrounding area are bright blue or greenish coloured; |
Countries: |
- BW
- Botswana
- MZ
- Mozambique
- NA
- Namibia
- ZA
- South Africa
- ZW
- Zimbabwe
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Ecoregions: |
- AT0702
- Angolan Mopane woodlands
- AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0717
- Southern Africa bushveld
- AT0719
- Southern Miombo woodlands
- AT0725
- Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
- AT0726
- Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
- AT1004
- Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
- AT1314
- Nama Karoo
- AT1316
- Namibian savanna woodlands
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References: | Cillié 1997: 200 |