Species Chlorocebus aethiops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Vervet)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Primates
  • ---- family: Cercopithecidae
  • ----- species: Chlorocebus aethiops
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
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
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 200
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/26857848
Creator: Rotational
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Comments: English: 1=Female Cercopithecus pygerythrus with young, Magaliesberg, South Africa
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/30067313
Date: 2007-01-01
Creator: steveoehley
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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