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Southern Patas Monkey

Erythrocebus baumstarki

Classification

The southern patas monkey (Erythrocebus baumstarki) is a critically endangered species of Old World monkey found only in Tanzania, and formerly in Kenya. It may be the most endangered primate in Africa known to still be extant, with only 100 to 200 known wild individuals. Taxonomy This species was described in 1905, but later reclassified as a subspecies of the common patas monkey (E.

Distribution

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