Dryas monkey vs Vervet monkey
The vervet monkey is heavier: 5.1 kg against 3.08 kg for the dryas monkey, about 66% more.
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What is the difference between a dryas monkey and a vervet monkey?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The vervet monkey is heavier: 5.1 kg against 3.08 kg for the dryas monkey, about 66% more.
- The dryas monkey is longer-lived: 34.9 years against 30.4 years for the vervet monkey, about 15% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Chlorocebus, so they are close relatives.
- The dryas monkey is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the vervet monkey is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Dryas monkey | Vervet monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Chlorocebus dryas | Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 3.08 kg – 5.43 kg | 4.22 kg – 5.88 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 34.9 years | 30.4 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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