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Green monkey vs Grivet

The green monkey is heavier: 5.1 kg against 4.16 kg for the grivet, about 23% more.

Green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
Green monkey LCLeast Concern
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Grivet LCLeast Concern
Photo: John Walker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a green monkey and a grivet?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The green monkey is heavier: 5.1 kg against 4.16 kg for the grivet, about 23% more.
  • The grivet is longer-lived: 30.7 years against 30.4 years for the green monkey, about 1% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Chlorocebus, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Green monkeyGrivet
Scientific nameChlorocebus sabaeusChlorocebus aethiops
FamilyCercopithecidaeCercopithecidae
OrderPrimatesPrimates
Weight4.22 kg – 5.88 kg4.16 kg – 5.88 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan30.4 years30.7 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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