Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusChlorocebus (Savannah Monkeys)
- SpeciesChlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet Monkey)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Vervet Monkey in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a Vervet Monkey sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vervet Monkey in Lake Mburo National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Vervet Monkey in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.