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Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernprimates

The grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 4.16 kg to 5.88 kg and live up to 30.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Photo: John Walker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grivet

Weight
4.16 kg – 5.88 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
30.7 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 grivet live?

Not recorded

What is the grivet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops) is an Old World monkey with long white tufts of hair along the sides of its face. Some authorities consider this and all of the members of the genus Chlorocebus to be a single species, Cercopithecus aethiops. As here defined, the grivet is restricted to Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti, and Eritrea. In the southern part of its range, it comes into contact with the closely related vervet monkey (C. pygerythrus) and Bale Mountains vervet (C. djamdjamensis). Hybridization between them is possible, and may present a threat to the vulnerable Bale Mountains vervet. Unlike that species, the grivet is common and rated as least concern by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Grivet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grivet&oldid=1382833053), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grivet endangered?

The grivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the grivet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusChlorocebus
  7. SpeciesChlorocebus aethiops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cercopithecus aethiops, Cercopithecus cailliaudi, Cercopithecus calliaudi, Cercopithecus cano-viridis, Cercopithecus canoviridis, Cercopithecus cinereo-viridis, Cercopithecus cinereoviridis, Cercopithecus griseo-viridis, Cercopithecus griseoviridis, Cercopithecus griseus, Cercopithecus toldti, Lasiopyga weidholzi, Simia aethiops, Simia engytithia, Simia subviridis

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Grivet monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان الهجرسArabic
  • عبلنج سودانيArabic
  • Зелена морска коткаBulgarian
  • GrivedBreton
  • Mona verda comunaCatalan
  • kočkodan obecnýCzech
  • kočkodan obecný bělozelenýCzech
  • Grøn marekatDanish
  • Äthiopische GrünmeerkatzeGerman
  • Äthiopische Grüne MeerkatzeGerman
  • ΓριβέτGreek
  • Mono TotaSpanish
  • Cercopiteco verdeSpanish
  • vihermarakattiFinnish
  • Grivet d'EthiopieFrench
  • Grivet d'ÉthiopieFrench
  • ƘirƙaHausa
  • szavannacerkófHungarian
  • Cercopiteco grigioverdeItalian
  • グリベットモンキーJapanese
  • 그리벳원숭이Korean
  • GrivetaLithuanian
  • EnkimaGanda
  • Groene MeerkatDutch
  • Kotawiec zielonosiwyPolish
  • گریوٹWestern Panjabi
  • GrivetePortuguese
  • ГриветRussian
  • Зелени заморацSerbian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the grivet

Other species in the same genus Chlorocebus.

LC, Least Concern
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

Vervet monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern
Green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)

Green monkey

Chlorocebus sabaeus

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern
Malbrouck (Chlorocebus cynosuros)

Malbrouck

Chlorocebus cynosuros

Cercopithecidae

CompareGrivet vs Vervet monkeyGrivet vs Green monkeyGrivet vs Dryas monkeyGrivet vs Malbrouck

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grivet?

An adult grivet weighs 4.16 kg – 5.88 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grivet endangered?

The grivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the grivet live?

The grivet has a recorded lifespan of 30.7 years.

How long is the grivet pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 168 days.

What kind of animal is the grivet?

The grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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BibTeX
@misc{grivet_2026,
  title = {Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grivet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}