Definition: A species of the genus ERYTHROCEBUS, subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE. It inhabits the flat open arid country of Africa. It is also known as the patas monkey or the red monkey.
Old World monkey; NIM when exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted; diseases: coord IM with MONKEY DISEASES (IM)
Other names Red Monkey; Patas Monkey; Monkey, Red; Monkey, Patas; patas, Erythrocebus; Red Monkeys; Patas Monkeys; Monkeys, Red; Monkeys, Patas
