mammal · Primates · Cercopithecidae

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus (F.Cuvier, 1821) — also called Black-chinned Vervet Monkey (pygerythrus), Green Monkey, Hilgert's Vervet Monkey (hilgerti). Occurrence records of the Vervet Monkey are shared on GBIF from around 155 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (288 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCercopithecidae

155reserves with records

3 069records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) — Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	288
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	211
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	191
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	164
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	137
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	113
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	93
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	90
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	84
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	78
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	68
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	60
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	53
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	45
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	41
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	39
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	38
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	36
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	34
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	31
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	29
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	29
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	28
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	28
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	27
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	26
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	25
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	24
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	23
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	22
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	21
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Mzamba Fossil bedsProtected heritage site	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	17
CrocworldNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	15
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	14
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	14
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	14
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	13
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	13
Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	13
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	12
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	12
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	12
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	12
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	11
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	11
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	10
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10

and 95 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 64 reserves
Eastern Cape: 25 reserves
Limpopo: 18 reserves
Western Cape: 14 reserves
Gauteng: 13 reserves
Mpumalanga: 11 reserves
North West: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Scientific name: Chlorocebus pygerythrus
GBIF taxon: 7262034
Wikidata: Q8985570

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.