Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
GenusChlorocebus (Savannah Monkeys)
SpeciesChlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet Monkey)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Virunga National Park

4 Verified records at Virunga National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries. These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in body length from about 40 cm (16 in) for females, to about 50 cm (20 in) for males. In addition to behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Chlorocebus tantalus

10–20% · With luck

Cercopithecus mitis

40–50% · Likely

Allochrocebus lhoesti

40–50% · Likely

Colobus guereza

30–40% · Possible

Papio anubis

30–40% · Possible

Cercopithecus ascanius

Colobus angolensis

Gorilla beringei

Pan troglodytes

Galago matschiei

Galagoides demidoff

Galagoides thomasi

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Vervet Monkey at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	60–70%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	60–70%
5	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	60–70%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
8	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	40–50%
11	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
13	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
17	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
19	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
22	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
23	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
27	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
31	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
32	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
35	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
36	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
39	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
40	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Vervet Monkey

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Tantalus Monkey

Blue Monkey

L'Hoest's Guenon

Mantled Guereza

Olive Baboon

Red-tailed Monkey

Angola Colobus

Eastern Gorilla

Chimpanzee

Spectacled Lesser Galago

Demidoff's Dwarf Galago

Thomas's Dwarf Galago

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found