Patas Monkey
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PATAS MONKEY, a West African species of the guenon monkeys (see Guenon), characterized by its large size, the foxy-red colour of the upper parts, blue face and white belly.
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Patas Monkey
Mammal. The world's fastest primate, the patas (PAH-tes) monkey can run on the ground at speeds up to 55 km (34 mi) per hour. Patas monkeys walk on their fingers, not on their palms. When relaxed, they lean back and put up their feet! ...
The Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas, also known as the red or hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over West Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus.
Patas monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Patas monkeys are quadrupedal and are considered to be the fastest primate, running at speeds of 55km/hr.
Subspecies
C.p.baumstarki, C.p.patas, C.p.pyrrhonotus, C.p.villiersi.
Patas Monkey (E. patas)
Chlorocebus
(Vervet monkeys)
Green Monkey (C. sabaeus) Â- Grivet (C. aethiops) Â- Bale Mountains Vervet (C. djamdjamensis) Â- Tantalus Monkey (C. tantalus) Â- Vervet Monkey (C. pygerythrus) Â- Malbrouck (C. cynosuros) ...
- Patas monkeys Erythrocebus patas can run on the ground at up to 31 miles (50 kilometers) per hour, making them the fastest primate on land.
Old World monkeys and baboons, including macaques, rhesus, mangabeys, mandrills, guenons, patas monkeys, langurs, proboscis monkeys, colubus, and many others ...
macaque from India which suffers from poaching and habitat destruction. There are also a great many common species. They include the familiar and the unfamiliar, like capuchins, squirrel monkeys, lemurs, bush babies, marmosets, colobus, patas monkeys, ...
 See also: Monkey, Baboons, Baboon, Leopard, Guenon
  
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