The pygmy vervet monkey is a relatively small monkey in the Old World monkey family, which was dwarfed from the same larger ancestor. It is distributed in Angola and the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the south bank of the Congo River, on the banks of the Cuango River and the Kasai River. It is a monkey that lives strictly along the river banks.

Now, let the editor briefly introduce the pygmy vervet monkey.

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Pygmy Vervet monkey

【Latin name】Miopithecus talapoin

[Alias] Angolan pygmy vervet monkey, southern pygmy vervet monkey

[Kingdom] Animalia

[Door] Chordate

【 Subphylum: Vertebrate Subphylum

[Class] Mammalia

[Subclass] Eustoma

[Order] Primates

【Suborder】Apis suborder

【Family】Monkey family

【Genus】Pygmy vervet genus

【Species】Pygmy vervet monkey

[Subspecies] 4 subspecies

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body size: The pygmy vervet monkeys are smaller in size than Small, with an average head and body length of 40 cm and an average tail length of 52.5 cm. Males weigh 1380 grams and females weigh 1120 grams.

2. Features: Prominent snout, strong jaws, 32 teeth, nostrils facing forward and downward, hands and feet with 5 fingers and toes, with flat nails, able to stand upright. There are cheek pouches that can store food, with low cusps, and a mixed diet. Usually, the limbs are basically the same length.

III. Living habits

1. Habitat: The habitat of the pygmy vervet monkey is limited to the dense evergreen forests and vegetation on both sides of the river, and the area with more woodland is likely to have a wider range of activities. Large, because the forest belt is narrow and resources are scarce, the density of large arable land is low.

2. Diet: Vervet monkeys are omnivores, their main food is fruits, seeds, aquatic plants, but also insects, shellfish, bird eggs and small vertebrates.

3. Reproduction: The breeding period of pygmy vervet monkeys is usually from November to March of the following year. The gestation period is 160 days, and each litter produces 1 offspring.

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