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vervet monkey

species of mammal
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vervet monkey

Summary

vervet monkey is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,239 views/month, #979 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • vervet monkey's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • vervet monkey is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • vervet monkey's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • vervet monkey is classified within Chlorocebus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, vervet monkey is Chlorocebus pygerythrus[7].
  • vervet monkey's Commons category is recorded as Chlorocebus pygerythrus[8].
  • vervet monkey's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vervet'}[10].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Vervet Oriental'}[11].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vervet bleu'}[12].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vervet Monkey'}[13].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Vervetmeerkatze'}[14].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südliche Grünmeerkatze'}[15].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südafrikanische Grünmeerkatze'}[16].
  • vervet monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'zamorska mačka'}[17].
  • vervet monkey's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[18].

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Classification

vervet monkey's scientific name is Chlorocebus pygerythrus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chlorocebus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vervet'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Vervet Oriental'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vervet bleu'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vervet Monkey'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Vervetmeerkatze'}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südliche Grünmeerkatze'}[15].

Identifiers

vervet monkey's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68137[19]. vervet monkey's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 60710[20]. vervet monkey's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7262034[21]. vervet monkey's ITIS TSN is recorded as 944217[22].

Why It Matters

vervet monkey ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,239 views/month, #979 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Enwebb · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Chlorocebus
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    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Taxon rank → species
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