An Old World monkey (illustration) belonging to the Cercopithecidae family of primates. Also known as the red monkey, the head, back, waist, and tail are reddish brown. The chest and abdomen are white. Patas means "red" in the native language. It is relatively large for the Cercopithecidae family, with a head and body length of 58-75 cm and a tail length of 62-74 cm, but has a slender body shape with long, thin limbs. There is also a significant difference in size between males and females (males 7-12 kg, females 4-7 kg). It inhabits the savannas, grasslands, and semi-deserts from West Africa to the upper Nile basin. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
霊長目オナガザル科に属する旧世界ザル(イラスト)。レッドモンキーred monkeyともいうように,頭から背,腰,尾などが赤褐色である。胸や腹部は白い。パタスは原地語で“赤い”を意味する。頭胴長58~75cm,尾長62~74cmとオナガザル科の中では比較的大型であるが,四肢が細長くすらりとした体型をしている。また,雄と雌には著しい体格差がある(雄7~12kg,雌4~7kg)。西アフリカからナイル川上流域にわたるサバンナ,草原,半砂漠に生息する。
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