Green/Olive-Colored Monkeys


    Green Monkeys

    Monkeys are available in different skin/fur colors. Let’s explore all green or olive-colored monkeys here.

    Green Monkeys

    Allen’s Swamp Monkey

    Species Name: Allenopithecus nigroviridis
    Skin Color(s): Brown, gray and green
    Allen's swamp monkeys are small, stocky monkeys with gray to brown fur and long tails. These highly social primates live in the swamp forests of central Africa, where they mostly spend their time in the trees. It was named after Joel Asaph Allen, an American zoologist.

    Angolan Talapoin

    Species Name: Miopithecus talapoin
    Skin Color(s): Greenish-gray, greenish-yellow, and grayish-white
    Also known as the Southern talapoin, Angolan talapoin is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. Tail color varies from grayish-black to brownish-black above and is yellow or yellowish-gray below. The Angolan talapoin monkeys are among the smallest species of Old-World monkeys.

    Gabon Talapoin

    Species Name: Miopithecus ogouensis
    Skin Color(s): Greenish-gray
    The Gabon talapoin, also called the northern talapoin, is a small species of African primate endemic to riverine habitats in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, the far western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the western Republic of the Congo.

    Green Monkey

    Species Name: Chlorocebus sabaeus
    Skin Color(s): Golden-green
    The green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus), also called the sabaeus monkey, is an Old World monkey with golden-green fur, pale feet, and hands. Green monkeys' locomotion varies little, regardless of substrate or habitat. In nearly all circumstances, they move quadrupedally in the treetops or on the ground.

    Grivet Monkey

    Species Name: Chlorocebus aethiops
    Skin Color(s): Olive
    The Grivet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) is an Old World monkey with long tufts of white fur on the sides of its face. Grivet monkeys are very social animals. They travel in small groups and are among the few species to have groups with multiple males.

    Hamlyn’s Monkey

    Species Name: Cercopithecus hamlyni
    Skin Color(s): Olive gray and black
    The Hamlyn's monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni), also called the owl-faced monkey, is an Old World monkey inhabiting the Congo's bamboo and primary rain forests. Hamlyn's monkeys have unique feet and hands in elongated phalanges.

    Lesser Spotted-Nosed Monkey

    Species Name: Cercopithecus petaurista
    Skin Color(s): Olive green
    The lesser spotted-nosed monkey, lesser spotted monkey, or lesser white-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista) is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. The lesser spotted-nosed monkey is diurnal, arboreal, and cryptic.

    Malbrouck

    Species Name: Chlorocebus cynosuros
    Skin Color(s): Olive-gray
    The Malbrouck (Chlorocebus cynosuros) is an Old-World primate from Africa that belongs to the Chlorocebus genus. The species is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the green monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) or the common grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops).

    Mandrill

    Species Name: Mandrillus sphinx
    Skin Color(s): Olive green
    The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Old-World monkey family (Cercopithecidae). It is among the two species in the Mandrillus genus and drill. Groups of mandrills can vary from a few individuals to 50 individuals.

    Mona Monkey

    Species Name: Cercopithecus mona
    Skin Color(s): Red-brown to brown-agouti
    The Mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona) is an Old World monkey living between Cameroon and Ghana in West Africa. Mona monkeys live in large groups of 5 to 50 individuals.

    Olive Baboon

    Species Name: Papio anubis
    Skin Color(s): Olive
    The Olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a species of the Cercopithecidae family of Old-World monkeys. The name comes from the Egyptian god Anubis.

    Schmidt’s Red-tailed Monkey

    Species Name: Cercopithecus ascanius
    Skin Color(s): Black, red, or orange
    The Schmidt's red-tailed monkey, also called the red-tailed guenon, Schmidt's guenon, or black-cheeked white-nosed monkey is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. The Schmidt's red-tailed monkey is named for its red coloration on the underside of its tail, as well as the bicolor coloration of its tail as the reddish color increases from the base to the tip.

    Toque Macaque

    Species Name: Macaca sinica
    Skin Color(s): Golden or orange-brown to yellowish or Olive
    The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a red-brown Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, known as the rilewa or rilawa. Its common name refers to the strand of hair on its head that resembles a brimless hat.


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