Gelada
Theropithecus gelada
CommonPhoto: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalherbivore
The gelada is a high-altitude monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands. It's the last surviving member of its genus and spends most of its time munching on grasses.
- Lives between 1,800–4,400 meters above sea level in rocky highlands.
- Grasses make up nearly all of its diet, unlike most monkeys.
- Its scientific name Theropithecus means 'beast-ape' in Greek.
MountainGrasslandAfrica
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Theropithecus gelada
- Habitat
- Mountain, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)