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Grivet vs Vervet monkey

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

Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Grivet LCLeast Concern
Photo: John Walker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
Vervet monkey LCLeast Concern
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a grivet 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 4.16 kg for the grivet, about 23% more.
  • The grivet is longer-lived: 30.7 years against 30.4 years for the vervet 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

GrivetVervet monkey
Scientific nameChlorocebus aethiopsChlorocebus pygerythrus
FamilyCercopithecidaeCercopithecidae
OrderPrimatesPrimates
Weight4.16 kg – 5.88 kg4.22 kg – 5.88 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan30.7 years30.4 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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