PATAS MONKEYS
PATAS MONKEYS
The patas monkey genus, Erythrocebus, includes three species and two subspecies
Erythrocebus patas
CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
Common patas monkeys, also called hussar monkeys, wadi monkeys, and nisnas, are widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Senegal and Mauritania in the west to parts of Ethiopia and Kenya in the east. Different populations occupy a broad band of dry habitats south of the Sahara Desert…
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…