![]() ![]() ![]() The following list shows where the various monkey families (bolded) are placed in the classification of living (extant) primates. Although both the New and Old World monkeys, like the apes, have forward-facing eyes, the faces of Old World and New World monkeys look very different, though again, each group shares some features such as the types of noses, cheeks and rumps. Most New World monkeys have long tails, while Old World monkeys have non-prehensile tails or no visible tail at all. Some are arboreal (living in trees) while others live on the savanna.ĭiets differ among the various species but may contain any of the following: fruit, leaves, seeds, nuts, flowers, eggs and small animals (including insects and spiders). Monkeys range in size from the pygmy marmoset, which can be as small as 117 mm ( 4 5⁄ 8 in) with a 172 mm ( 6 3⁄ 4 in) tail and just over 100 g ( 3 1⁄ 2 oz) in weight, to the male mandrill, almost 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long and weighing up to 36 kg (79 lb). Later in the first half of the 20th century, the idea developed that there were trends in primate evolution and that the living members of the order could be arranged in a series, leading through "monkeys" and "apes" to humans. Monkey brains are eaten in some parts of Africa, South Asia, and China. In Africa, monkeys can be sold as "bushmeat" (meat of wild animals). In there, the name of the son of Martin the Ape is Moneke. The word monkey might have come from a popular German story, "Roman de Renart" ( Reynard the Fox). The monkeys often climb with the help of their tails. The largest known monkey is the mandrill. It lives in the treetops of rainforests in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. It is about 14-16cm in size (without the tail). ![]() The smallest known monkey is the pygmy marmoset. Some monkeys' tails can wrap tightly around branches, almost like a "fifth limb". Monkeys have long arms and legs to help them swing from trees. New World Monkeys are often smaller than Old World Monkeys. The two groups of monkeys live in different places: the New World Monkeys in South America and the Old World Monkeys live mainly in Africa and Asia. A group of monkeys is called a "troop" of monkeys or a "tribe" of monkeys. Other monkeys are much larger, about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) long and 35 kilograms (77 lb) in weight. Some monkeys are small, about 15 centimetres (6 in) long and 120 grams (4.2 oz) in weight. There are none in the rainforests of Australia and New Guinea, and apparently they never reached those islands. Some can live in snowy mountains, but more live in rainforests. Monkeys can live in forests and savannahs. However, they may eat a wide range of other food, including insects. Monkeys are mainly vegetarian, with a strong preference for fruit. Some monkeys live almost entirely in trees. That infraorder also includes the great apes and man. New World Monkeys: Platyrrhini or Ceboidea (same thing in effect)īoth these groups are in the infraorder Simiiformes.Apes are the descendants of Old World monkeys. The big distinction is between Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. It is used for two rather different groups of primates. The word "monkey" is not a scientific term. Most monkeys have a tail, even if it is a short one. Monkeys are tree-dwelling ( arboreal) mammals. ![]()
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