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Common Patas Monkey
Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774)
- Name authority
- (Schreber, 1774)
- Common name
- Common Patas Monkey
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Erythrocebus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- superfamilyCercopithecoidea Gray, 1821
- familyCercopithecidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyCercopithecinae Gray, 1821
- tribeCercopithecini
- genusErythrocebus Trouessart, 1897
- speciesErythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythrocebus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Nile Patas MonkeyErythrocebus poliophaeus (Reichenbach, 1862) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Erythrocebus whitei Hollister, 1910 Hollister, 1910 | synonym |
| Erythrocebus zechi Matschie, 1905 Matschie, 1905 | synonym |
| Simia rufa Wagner, 1839 Wagner, 1839 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus patas albosignatus Matschie, 1912 Matschie, 1912 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus patas poliomystax Matschie, 1912 Matschie, 1912 | synonym |
| Simia ruber nigro-fasciatus Kerr, 1792 Kerr, 1792 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus kerstingi Matschie, 1906 Matschie, 1906 | synonym |
| Erythrocebus langheldi Matschie, 1905 Matschie, 1905 | synonym |
| Simia rubra Gmelin, 1788 Gmelin, 1788 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus patas sannio Thomas, 1906 Thomas, 1906 | synonym |
| Simia ruber albo-fasciatus Kerr, 1792 Kerr, 1792 | synonym |
| Simia ruber albofasciatus Kerr, 1792 Kerr, 1792 | synonym |
| Simia ruber nigrofasciatus Kerr, 1792 Kerr, 1792 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus circumcinctus Reichenbach, 1863 Reichenbach, 1863 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=573015 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BDH5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.