Chlorocebus pygerythrus (primate)
Variant names: Cercopithecus pygerythrus

Mass: 3.5 kg based on Bruorton and Perrin 1991, Turner et al. 1994, and Schultz 1940

Abundance: 0.12 to 12.50% (median 0.84%)

Latitudinal range: -33.9° to -2.3°

Habitats: (4), Mediterranean woodland (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (6)

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Found in 11 samples

Kenya: Usenge 3 (Kansyore) (Holocene)

Lesotho: Sehonghong (GWA) (Holocene), Sehonghong (BAS) (Late Pleistocene)

South Africa: Drakensberg Midlands, Between George and Karatara, Kloof/Hillcrest, Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene)

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Mlele Forest Reserve, Tli'ika

Zimbabwe: Ingwezi Game Management Project

Size measurements:
♀ body mass3820 kgN = 5Bruorton and Perrin 1991
♀ body mass2570 kgN = 36Turner et al. 1994
♀ body mass2750 kgN = 10Turner et al. 1994
♀ body mass3440 kgN = 31Turner et al. 1994
♀ body mass3150 kgN = 15Turner et al. 1994
♂ body mass5580 kgN = 4Bruorton and Perrin 1991
♂ body mass4540 kgN = 1Schultz 1940
♂ body mass4130 kgN = 26Turner et al. 1994
♂ body mass4240 kgN = 4Turner et al. 1994
♂ body mass4430 kgN = 12Turner et al. 1994
♂ body mass4330 kgN = 18Turner et al. 1994
♀ forearm length126.2 mmN = 61Anapol et al. 2005
♂ forearm length147.0 mmN = 48Anapol et al. 2005
♀ front foot length79.9 mmN = 61Anapol et al. 2005
♂ front foot length95.0 mmN = 47Anapol et al. 2005
♀ head and body length357.8 mmN = 61Anapol et al. 2005
♂ head and body length410.4 mmN = 48Anapol et al. 2005
♀ hind foot length120.6 mmN = 60Anapol et al. 2005
♂ hind foot length140.3 mmN = 48Anapol et al. 2005
♀ tail length548.6 mmN = 61Anapol et al. 2005
♂ tail length645.6 mmN = 47Anapol et al. 2005
♀ total body length990 mmN = 5Bruorton and Perrin 1991
♂ total body length1090 mmN = 4Bruorton and Perrin 1991

See also Chlorocebus, Chlorocebus aethiops, Chlorocebus sabaeus, Chlorocebus sp., Chlorocebus tantalus