Listen to the vervet monkey
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About the vervet monkey
The vervet monkey is a mammal in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the vervet monkey sound like?
Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Cercopithecidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a vervet monkey sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the vervet monkey on this page. Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
Is the vervet monkey endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the vervet monkey as “least concern”.
What family does the vervet monkey belong to?
The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.
Sources & credits
- Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) (W CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS R2 C2) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Chlorocebus pygerythrus cloetei, roep, 1 min 5 s, Spitskop, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q8985570 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Vervet monkey – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Diego Delso – CC BY-SA 4.0