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title: "Patas rudy"
description: "Erythrocebus patas — Ssaki. The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/patas-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Patas rudy

> Erythrocebus patas — Ssaki. The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa.

- Scientific name: *Erythrocebus patas*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 1614
- Wikidata: [Q504496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504496)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43462](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43462)

## Names

- en: Patas Monkey
- de: Husarenaffe
- es: Mono rojo
- fr: Patas
- nl: Huzaaraap
- pl: Patas rudy

## Countries with the most observations

BJ (393), UG (321), SN (182), GH (78), NE (77), GM (72), BF (32), CF (28), TD (26), NG (21), GN (13), CM (10)

## Summary

The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_patas_monkey

## Photo

![Patas rudy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/patas-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12244

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/patas-monkey?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).