Patas monkey

Eastern patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus)

Altitude range:  1700 – 1900 m     
Main habitats:   Whistling thorn Acacia drepanolobium open woodland.
Percentage of Lolldaiga used:  5 – 10%
Group size:  1 – 3
Abundance as of May 2015:   4 individuals

Other information: No individuals resident on Lolldaiga.  Group resident during late 1990s no longer present.  Solitary adult males sometimes present, as is a group of about three individuals which comes onto Lolldaiga from the east.  This species appears to be in decline throughout Laikipia County.

Distribution maps prepared by the Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme;  Yvonne de Jong, Tom Butynski, Julius Mathiu, Mike Roberts, Paul Benson, and Johnson Parkenga.