patas monkey

Also known as Erythrocebus patas, wadi monkey, hussar monkey, common patas monkey

species of ground-dwelling monkey

OverviewAI-generated

The patas monkey, scientifically named *Erythrocebus patas*, is a species within the genus *Erythrocebus*. It is also referred to by the common names Mono Patas, Patas, and Patas Monkey. This taxon is native to Africa.

Conservation assessments for the species vary by source. The IUCN Red List classified it as Least Concern in 2008, while another listing identifies it as Near Threatened. The longest observed lifespan for this organism is 28.3 years.

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Species

Least Concern

赤猴（学名：Erythrocebus patas），是分布在西非的一种猴，为赤猴屬的唯一一种。目录 1 分布 2 特征 3 习性 4 食性 5 分类 6 参考文献分布赤猴主要居住在热带草原和半沙漠地区。特征奔跑中的赤猴赤猴体长为85厘米，尾长75厘米。奔跑速度可达55公里/小时，是灵长目中速度最快的一种[2]。习性赤猴是群居动物，一群大约12只猴，只有一只成年雄性猴。性成熟的雄性猴（大约4岁）就会离开群体。食性赤猴以昆虫、种子和植物根茎为食。分类包括两个亚种：分布于西部的Erythrocebus patas patas和分布于东部的Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus，东部亚种的鼻子为白色，而西部亚种则为黑色。参考文献 ^ Kingdon, J., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. 2008. Erythrocebus patas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T8073A12884516. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T8073A12884516.en. Downloaded on 26 June 2016. ^ Arsuaga & Ignacio 2006，第18页 Arsuaga, Juan Luis; Ignacio, Martínez. The Chosen Species: The Long March of Human Evolution. Blackwell Publishing. 2006 [1997]. ISBN 978-1-4051-1532-2. 维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源：赤猴维基物种中的分类信息：赤猴规范控制 NDL: 01084695 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=赤猴&oldid=47626608” 分类： IUCN无危物种獼猴亞科隐藏分类：物种微格式条目含有拉丁語的條目本地链接的维基共享资源分类与Wikidata不同包含NDL标识符的维基百科条目

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Research

521 papers

Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from a Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) in China.Genes · 2023
Concurrent infection of a Patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) by Citrobacter freundii and Trichuris trichiura.Journal of wildlife diseases · 1989
Is the southern patas monkey Erythrocebus baumstarki Africa's next primate extinction? Reassessing taxonomy, distribution, abundance, and conservation.American journal of primatology · 2021
Fibrinopeptides A and B of Japanese monkey (Macaca fuscata) and patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas): their amino acid sequences, restricted mutations, and a molecular phylogeny for macaques, guenons, and baboons.Journal of biochemistry · 1985
The species-specific nature of the ototoxicity of dihydrostreptomycin in the patas monkey.Neurotoxicology · 1987

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Encyclopedic overview

The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa.

Taxonomy

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