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Patas monkey and red guenon
Order : Primates
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Genus : Erythrocebus
Facts about the genus Erythrocebus, the patas monkey and red guenon
The patas monkey is the world's fastest primate.
The Nisnas has a white nose, while the nose of the Common Patas Monkey is black. (Full text)
The cheeks of the Patas Monkey are used for storing food. (Full text)
A male patas monkey is capable of sustained running at about 35 mph. (Full text)
The patas monkey is the most terrestrial (ground-dwelling) and fastest of all primates, running at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour. (Full text)
In contrast to baboons, all other African monkeys (with the exception of the fleet-footed Patas Monkey) are arboreal - foraging out of reach of terrestrial predators. (Full text)
The home range of the Patas Monkey is the largest known for any nonhuman primate: up to 30 square miles. (Full text)