Organisms

Erythrocebus patas

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Monkey, Patas
  • Monkey, Red
  • Patas Monkey
  • Red Monkey
  • Monkeys, Patas
  • Monkeys, Red
  • Patas Monkeys
  • Red Monkeys

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES

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History Note

91(81); was see under CERCOPITHECIDAE 1981-90; was PATAS MONKEYS see under MONKEYS 1975-80

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.112w.199w.120w.260w.260w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Erythrocebus patas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004901
  2. Erythrocebus patas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_patas_monkey
  3. Erythrocebus patas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504496