About Chlorocebus cynosuros (Scopoli, 1786)
Scientific Name and Body Build
The malbrouck, scientifically named Chlorocebus cynosuros (Scopoli, 1786), is a slim, agile primate with long limbs and a long tail.
Fur Coloration
Its fur is olive-grey, while the breast, underparts, cheeks, and eyebrows are white; these white facial features surround a bald, pale-blotched face.
Distinctive Physical Traits
It has brown eyes, and its genitals are brightly colored: the male's scrotum is blue, and the penis is red.
Sexual Size Dimorphism
On average, males are approximately 20% larger than females.
Geographical Distribution
This primate is distributed across central and south-central Africa, with a range extending from the Albertine Rift in the Democratic Republic of Congo west to the Atlantic coast, and south to northern Namibia and Zambia that lies west of the Luangwa River.
Habitat and Altitude Range
It inhabits marshy forest, savanna-forest, and montane forest, and can live at altitudes as high as 4,500 meters (14,750 feet).
