PATAS MONKEYS
PATAS MONKEYS
The patas monkey genus, Erythrocebus, includes three species and two subspecies
Erythrocebus patas
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
Patas monkeys, also known as hussar monkeys, wadi monkeys, nisnas, and singe rouge, are monkeys of the Cercopithecidae family. They are found north of Africa’s equatorial forests and south of the Sahara Desert, with a distribution ranging from western Senegal to Kenya and northern Tanzania, although they are found at high…
Erythrocebus baumstarki
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
The southern patas monkey is endemic to central north Tanzania and has historically lived in three distinct populations: the Serengeti ecosystem, southwest of Mount Kilimanjaro, and southwest of Arusha. Unfortunately, very few of these monkeys remain, and the Kilimanjaro population has not been seen since 2011…