Chlorocebus aethiops

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Grivet Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Cercopithecini
Genus : Chlorocebus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033820

Original name as described

Simia aethiops

Other common names

Grivet · Vervet Monkey

Type locality

Sudan, Sennaar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Egypt? · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Djibouti · Sudan · South Sudan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000583

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cercopithecus matschiei

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 35509

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931205

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus Aethiops

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aethiops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872835

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Lesson (1842:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Chlorocebus aethiops

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aethiops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4233/214886892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

calliaudi

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

calliaudi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

engytithia

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

engytithia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus engythithia

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

engythithia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534730

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Simia aethiops

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aethiops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033820

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Simia engytitthia

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

engytitthius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13419959

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Cercopithecus griseo-viridis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

griseoviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523825

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia subviridis

(F. Cuvier, 1821)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

subviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29096531

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus griseus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lesson (1842:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus cano-viridis

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

canoviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729566

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus cinereo-viridis

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cinereoviridis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729566

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Chlorocebus engythithea

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

engythithea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994520

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Cercopithecus (Chlorocebus) toldti

(von Wettstein, 1916)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

toldti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889226

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus (Chlorocebus) cailliaudi

(von Wettstein, 1918)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cailliaudi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

643

Authority publication

Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Lasiopyga (Cercopithecus) weidholzi

(von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1922)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

weidholzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus aethiops zavattarii

(De Beaux, 1943)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

zavattarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

20

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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