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 Nyungwe National Park
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
Dent’s Monkey
Cercopithecus denti
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Vervet Monkey sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vervet Monkey in Nyungwe National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Vervet Monkey in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.