Skin Key

Primates

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Primates - Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1775)

Option A
A. The back of the body is reddish colored.
B. The tail is not significantly longer than the head and body.
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Cercopithecus

There are 2 species recorded from Tanzania: Cercopithecus aethiops (the vervet monkey) and Cercopithecus mitis (the blue monkey). The vervet monkey is a common savannah inhabitant, while the blue monkey is found in forests.