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Cercopithecus aethiops
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- savanna monkey
(mammal)
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Entity:
Cercopithecus (Genus) - guenons
..[Allenopithecus] (Subgenus)
..Cercopithecus cephus group (Species group)
..Cercopithecus diana group (Species group)
..Cercopithecus dryas group (Species group)
..[Cercopithecus griseoviridis] (Species)
..Cercopithecus hamlyni group (Species group)
..Cercopithecus lhoesti group (Species group)
..Cercopithecus mitis group (Species group)
..Cercopithecus mona group (Species group)
..Cercopithecus neglectus group (Species group)
..[Cercopithecus pygerythrus] (Species) - vervet
..[Cercopithecus sabaeus] (Species) - green monkey
..[Cercopithecus salongo] (Species) - Zaire Diana monkey
..[Cercopithecus sebaeus] (Species)
..[Cercopithecus talapoin] (Species)
..[Cercopithecus tantalus] (Species)
..[Erythrocebus] (Subgenus)
..[Cercopithecus aethiops] (Species) - savanna monkey
....[Cercopithecus aethiops aethiops] (Subspecies) - grivet
....[Cercopithecus aethiops centralis] (Subspecies)
....[Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus] (Subspecies) - vervet
....[Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus] (Subspecies) - green monkey
....[Cercopithecus aethiops subaeus] (Subspecies)
....[Cercopithecus aethiops tantalus] (Subspecies)
Authorship
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 28.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Cercopithecus aethiops aethiops
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Combinations
Basionym
:
Simia aethiops
Linnaeus, 1758
Different combination
:
Chlorocebus aethiops
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Cercopithecus pygerythrus
Cuvier, 1821
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Cercopithecus sabaeus
(C. Linnaeus, 1766)
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Cercopithecus tantalus
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
groene meerkat
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
savanna monkey
:
green monkey
:
vervet
:
grivet
:
grivet monkey
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026