Common name : Wadi, Hussar monkey
Scientific name : Erythrocebus patas
Family : Cercopithecidae
Native to : Africa region
Interesting fact : It is a ground-dweller, not an arboreal.
Conservation status : Least Concern
The monkey has a long and slimly built body covered in fur, which is white in colour on the underside and limbs, and red on the back. Its face is dark with a white moustache and beard, and a red cap. They have strict mating seasons which coincide with the winter months depending on the geographic location.
