iMalbrouck[1]
Conservation status
Least concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Chlorocebus Species: C. cynosuros
Binomial name
Chlorocebus cynosuros (Scopoli, 1786)

The Malbrouck (Chlorocebus cynosuros) is an East African arboreal primate belonging to the genus of green monkeys (Chlorocebus). It is one of the most common primates of Africa. The species is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the Vervet Monkey (C. pygerythrus), or placed in one species with other green monkeys, C. aethiops. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Least concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which do not qualify for any other category. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders Multituberculata (extinct) Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Australosphenida Ausktribosphenida Monotremata Subclass Eutheria (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Anagaloidea (extinct) Arctostylopida (extinct) Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Cingulata Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Dinocerata (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Leptictida (extinct) Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata... Families 15, See classification A primate (L. prima, first) is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ... Subfamilies Cercopithecinae - 11 genera Colobinae - 9 genera The Old World monkeys or Cercopithecidae are a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini. ... Type Species Simia aethiops Linnaeus, 1766 Species Chlorocebus sabaceus Chlorocebus aethiops Chlorocebus djamdjamensis Chlorocebus tantalus Chlorocebus pygerythrus Chlorocebus cynosuros The vervet monkeys or green monkeys are medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (June 3, 1723 - May 8, 1788) was an Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Families 15, See classification A primate (L. prima, first) is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ... Species Chlorocebus sabaceus Chlorocebus aethiops Chlorocebus djamdjamensis Chlorocebus tantalus Chlorocebus pygerythrus Chlorocebus cynosuros The vervet monkeys or green monkeys are primates from the family of Old World monkeys. ... Species Chlorocebus sabaceus Chlorocebus aethiops Chlorocebus djamdjamensis Chlorocebus tantalus Chlorocebus pygerythrus Chlorocebus cynosuros The vervet monkeys or green monkeys are primates from the family of Old World monkeys. ... Binomial name Chlorocebus aethiops Linnaeus, 1758 The grivet is an Old World monkey with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face. ...

Physical characteristics

The Malbrouck is a slim, agile primate with long limbs and a long tail. The fur is grayish brown to gray. The breast and underparts are white, as well as the cheeks and eyebrows, which surround the bald black head. The eyes are brown. The genitals are brightly colored; the scrotum of the male is blue, the penis is red. Males are about twently percent larger than females. In some male mammals, the scrotum is a bag of skin and muscle containing the testicles. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...

Distribution and habitat

The Malbrouck lives in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from forests and miombo to bushland and savannas. It is especially common in river forests. The species is found in virtually all of eastern Africa; from the Great Rift Valley to the Atlantic coast and the Horn of Africa. Distribution of miombo forests (the dotted area), according to Campbell et al. ... The term bushland usually refers to an area that has only a sparse flora and fauna. ... A savanna or savannah is a grassland with widely spaced trees, and occurs in several types of biomes. ... Northern section of the Great Rift Valley. ... Look up Atlantic Ocean in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nations of the Horn of Africa. ...

Behavior

The Malbrouck is a diurnal animal that lives in large groups, consisting of six to more than 50 animals. The number of males and females is usually about the same. Each group has its own territory, the size of which depends on the amount of available food. The Malbrouck has a wide range of sounds and gestures it can use to communicate with other members of a group. A diurnal animal is an animal that sleeps during the night and is active during the day. ... In ethology, sociobiology and behavioral ecology, the term territory refers to any geographical area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against conspecifics (and, occasionally, animals of other species). ...

Food

The diet of this omnivorous species consists of fruit, seeds, flowers, gum, invertebrates, eggs, chicks and lizards. Vegetable food forms the largest part of the diet in most areas. Omnivores are organisms that consume both plants and animals. ... Invertebrate is a term coined by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck to describe any animal without a spinal column. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Families Many, see text. ...

References

1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 159. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.