Vervet Monkey

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
12 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
20 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
22 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
23 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
24 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
26 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
27 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
28 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
29 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
30 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
33 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vervet Monkey in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Vervet Monkey sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Vervet Monkey in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Vervet Monkey in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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