Let's take a brief look at the white-collar green vervet monkey.

I. Basic information

[Chinese name]White-collar green vervet monkey

[Latin name]Cercopithecus mitis albotorquatus

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Department】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate Subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

[Subclass] Eustachian subclass

[Order] Primates

[Family] Monkey family

[Genus] Longtail Monkey genus

[species] white-collar green vervet monkey

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body type: white-collar green vervet monkey The monkey weighs 4-7 kg, the body height is 40-55 cm (excluding the tail), the tail diameter is 3-4 cm, and the length is 50-75 cm.

2. Characteristics: The white-collar green vervet monkey has long, soft and smooth hair, a small and round head, and a flat and large face. The tail is short and the fur is fluffy. The coat is gold and cyan. The body is round, simple and solid, and the limbs are thick. There are cheek pouches that can store food, and the limbs are usually about the same length.

III. Living habits

1. Habitat: White-collar green vervet monkeys are arboreal monkeys, living in the top of the forest canopy, living in In primary forests and some secondary tropical rain forests, semi-deciduous forests and forest belt areas.

2. Diet: The white-collar vervet monkey is an omnivorous animal, mainly feeding on wild fruits, leaves, bamboo shoots, crabs, frogs and other animals and plants.

3. Breeding: The white-collar vervet monkey can breed all year round, and it is a polygamous family relationship. The female gestation period is 5-6 months, and each litter produces a cub, and the young monkeys reach sexual maturity at the age of 3 years. The white-collar vervet monkey can live up to 20 years.

IV. Protection level

The white-collar green vervet monkey has been included in the 2008 Red List of Primates of the International Union for Conservation of Nature—— Vulnerable (VU).

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