Patas Monkey

Patas Monkey
パタスザル
Character Data
AKA		Common patas monkey, wadi monkey, hussar monkey
Romaji		Patasuzaru
Debut		Kemono Friends Pavilion
Animal Data
Scientific Name		Erythrocebus patas
Distribution		Central sub-Saharan Africa
Diet		Omnivore
Avg. Lifespan		About 20 years
Read More		Patas monkey
Conservation

Patas Monkey

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The Patas Monkey is a type of primate Friend who first appeared in Kemono Friends Pavilion.

Appearance

Patas Monkey has short, shaggy, multicoloured hair. At the top of her head, where her monkey ears are also found, her hair is light brown; her front bangs are very dark brown if not black, and she has layered white and off-white side bangs framing her face. The region of her hair where the light brown top meets the black front bangs is obscured by a raven black headband, with two free-flowing ends in the back. The hair at the back of her head is a sand or light bronze colour, and is tied back into a short ponytail. She additionally sports a monkey tail with light brown fur along the length- and off-white fur on the underside- which fades into black at the very tip. Her eyes are a warm brown colour.

She wears a sporty outfit reminiscent of a football uniform, consisting of a white shirt with baggy sleeves and a light brown back and popped collar, white shorts with a light brown side stripe consistent with the shirt, and knee-high white socks which may become baggy at the ankle. In less athletic fashion, she wears flat white shoes with black toes and outsoles, and long white gloves.

Series Appearances

Appearances In Kemono Friends Media

Media		Role
2018	Kemono Friends Pavilion	↪ Observable character

In Real Life

Common patas monkey at the San Francisco Zoo, California, U.S. Photo by Sanjay Acharya, 2018.

The common patas monkey, also known as the wadi monkey or hussar monkey, is an Old World monkey related to the guenons. It has a long, slim body covered in shaggy fur, being white in colour on the underside and along its limbs; its face is a darker off-white or grey with a white moustache and beard, and it has a red cap which runs down its back. They also have a distinctive black line that runs from the sides of the face up to the ear, as well as along its heavy-set brow ridge. Adult males are considerably larger than adult females, averaging 12.4 kg in weight and 60 to 87 cm in body length from head to rear while females average 6.5 kg in weight and 49 cm in length from head to rear. These body measures exclude the monkey's very long tail, which when accounted for can more than double the monkey's length.

Common patas monkeys inhabit semi-arid areas of central sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike most other monkeys, this species actively avoids dense woodlands; it is a highly terrestrial species, with their long limbs and feet accompanied by short digits making them adept at walking and dashing along the ground. Their ability to reach sprinting speeds of 55 km/h (34 mph) makes the common patas monkey the fastest terrestrial runner not only among the monkeys, but among all primates.

Common patas monkeys live in groups of up to 60 individuals consisting mostly of females, with just one adult male for most of the year; generally, the only time there are multiple males is when they are among the young being raised. Once juvenile males reach sexual maturity, they leave the group, often joining up with all-male groups of bachelors for safety in numbers before seeking their own group of females. It is the adult females who initiate any movement of a group, with the lone male following their lead. Another element of the common patas monkey's social structure is the use of numerous distinctive alarm calls that warn the group of nearby threats, such as predators. Different alarm calls are used by different group members, and some alarm calls are even reserved for specific types of predators. Given their terrestrial nature, common patas monkeys rarely take refuge from predators in trees; they can climb in a pinch, but prefer to utilize their deft speed to escape harm. In the event that they cannot outrun a threat, both males and females have been observed boldly fighting back against predators larger and stronger than themselves, such as jackals and wildcats.

Trivia

• The genus status of the common patas monkey has a winding history. It was first thought to belong to the genus Cercopithecus, forming a clade with two guenon species; however, after new studies into Cercopithecus caused many of its members to be reclassified, it was decided that Erythrocebus was its own genus. While originally it was believed that the patas monkey was the sole member of Erythrocebus, this too would change in 2017 when the patas monkey was split up into three species all falling under the Erythrocebus genus. thereby making it no longer a monotypic genus.
  • There was once also debate as to whether or not the common patas monkey had its own subspecies, causing various sources historically to claim the patas monkey bore anywhere from three to five subspecies; further research has put much of this speculation to rest, and it is generally agreed that the patas monkey is a monotypic species.
• While many social species see their resident males chase out juvenile males that have come of age, wild adult patas monkey males are not well-documented to be particularly hostile towards juvenile males of their own clan. It is theorized that young males leave a troop due to the weakening of ties to their mothers, as well as simple instinct.

References

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patas_monkey
• https://a-z-animals.com/animals/patas-monkey/