Facts about the Vervet Monkey -- Ceropithecus aethiops:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Height when sitting erect (m) 50 cm, (f) 45 cm, mass (m) 5,5 kg, (f) 4 kg.

LENGTH OF TAIL: 65 cm

COLOUR: Grey coat with yellow tinge. Black face, hands, toes and tail tip. Band of white across the forehead and goes down the sides of the face to the chin. The underparts are whitish or white.

POTENTIAL LONGEVITY: 24 years

GESTATION PERIOD: 7 months

MOST LIKE: Samango Monkey, but is slighter with paler shorter coat and black not brown face.

HABITAT: Riverine and savanna woodland with cover and fruit-bearing trees.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Mountain Zebra National Park
Addo Elephant National Park
Augrabies Falls National Park
Tsitsikamma National Park
Tembe Elephant Park