Green monkey vs Malbrouck
The green monkey is longer-lived: 30.4 years against 30 years for the malbrouck, about 1% longer.
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: ( Hans Hillewaert ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a green monkey and a malbrouck?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The green monkey is longer-lived: 30.4 years against 30 years for the malbrouck, 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 monkey | Malbrouck | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Chlorocebus sabaeus | Chlorocebus cynosuros |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 4.22 kg – 5.88 kg | 4.22 kg – 5.88 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 30.4 years | 30 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | 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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