Green Monkey

• Common Name: Green Monkey
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1766
• Monkey Size: 30 to 50 cm (11.81 to 19.69 in)
• Skin Color(s): Golden-green
• Habitat: Savanna or grassland, forest, scrub forest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Senegal, Ghana

The green monkey^[1] (Chlorocebus sabaeus), also called the sabaeus monkey, is an Old World monkey with golden-green fur, pale feet, and hands.

• These medium-sized monkeys are draped in dense, green-tinged, golden fur, hence their common name, green monkeys.
• The face is hairless but covered with dark blue fur outlined by a smooth line of white fur.
• Like other monkeys, Green monkeys have long, thin, semi- prehensile tails. In addition, male and female species are sexually dimorphic.
• Males can weigh between 4 and 8 kg and reach an average length of 50 cm.
• Adult females typically weigh between 3.5 and 5 kg and are around 450 mm long. The color scheme is said to feature a prominent “red-white-blue” display.

The Green Monkey feeds on^[¶] many food sources including:

• Fig (Ficus)
• Hairy Rock Fig (Ficus glumosa).
• Leaf Flower (Phyllanthus)
• Sacred Garlic Pear (Crateva religiosa).
• Chinalaurel (Antidesma)
• Ebony Diospyros (Diospyros mespiliformis).
• Ohia (Celtis zenkeri)
• Chinese Banyan (Ficus thonningii).
• Guanabanilla (Ouratea striata)

In the wild, Leopards (Panthera pardus) and Lions (Panthera leo) prey on Green Monkeys^[§].

• Green monkeys’ locomotion varies little, regardless of substrate or habitat. In nearly all circumstances, they move quadrupedally in the treetops or on the ground.
• They are relatively light and can travel nimbly on branches using all four limbs.
• It does not have a distinctive fur band on its forehead like other Chlorocebus species, and the males have a light blue scrotum.
• They have distinct vocalizations to warn others in the predator pack and even have specific calls for certain predators.
• Body language, such as displaying colorful genitals, is also used to communicate danger and establish dominance.