Green monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
The green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 4.22 kg to 5.88 kg and live up to 30.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the green monkey
- Weight
- 4.22 kg – 5.88 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 30.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 46 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 168 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3.61 years – 5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green monkey live?
Not recorded
What is the green monkey?
The green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus), also known as the sabaeus monkey, is an Old World monkey with golden-green fur and pale hands and feet. The tip of the tail is golden yellow as are the backs of the thighs and cheek whiskers. It does not have a distinguishing band of fur on the brow, like other Chlorocebus species, and males have a pale blue scrotum. Some authorities consider this and all of the members of the genus Chlorocebus to be a single widespread species, C. aethiops.
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Is the green monkey endangered?
The green monkey is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the green monkey classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyCercopithecidae
- genusChlorocebus
- SpeciesChlorocebus sabaeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Cercopithecus callitrichus, Cercopithecus chrysurus, Cercopithecus sabaeus, Cercopithecus werneri, Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus, Simia sabaea
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Callithrix monkeyEnglish
- Sabaeus monkeyEnglish
- Western green monkeyEnglish
- Western green monkeyEnglish
- سعدان أخضرArabic
- kočkodan zelenýCzech
- grøn abeDanish
- Gelbgrüne MeerkatzeGerman
- Westliche Grüne MeerkatzeGerman
- Westliche GrünmeerkatzeGerman
- Πράσινος ΠίθηκοςGreek
- Mono verdeSpanish
- Vervet VerdeSpanish
- Singe vertFrench
- Vervet vertFrench
- sárgahasú szavannacerkófHungarian
- Chlorocebus sabaeusItalian
- Cercopiteco gialloverdeItalian
- グリーンモンキーJapanese
- Žalioji markataLithuanian
- GrønnmarekattNorwegian Bokmål
- Groene meerkatDutch
- Geelgroene MeerkatDutch
- Kotawiec jasnonogiPolish
- Macaco-verdePortuguese
- Зелёная мартышкаRussian
- Зелена мартишкаUkrainian
- Мартишка зеленаUkrainian
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Relatives of the green monkey
Other species in the same genus Chlorocebus.
Grivet
Chlorocebus aethiops
Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Dryas monkey
Chlorocebus dryas
Malbrouck
Chlorocebus cynosuros
Tantalus monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Bale Mountains vervet
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
CompareGreen monkey vs GrivetGreen monkey vs Vervet monkeyGreen monkey vs Dryas monkeyGreen monkey vs Malbrouck
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green monkey?
An adult green monkey weighs 4.22 kg – 5.88 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green monkey endangered?
The green monkey is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the green monkey live?
The green monkey has a recorded lifespan of 30.4 years.
How long is the green monkey pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 168 days.
What kind of animal is the green monkey?
The green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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