List of placental mammals in Order Primates
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Primates.
- Suborder StrepsirrhiniStrepsirrhiniThe clade Strepsirrhini is one of the two suborders of primates. Madagascar's only non-human primates are strepsirrhines, and others can be found in southeast Asia and Africa...
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Family CheirogaleidaeCheirogaleidaeCheirogaleidae is the family of strepsirrhine primates that contains the various dwarf and mouse lemurs. Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.-Characteristics:...
: dwarf and mouse lemurs- Genus Cheirogaleus
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemurFat-tailed dwarf lemurThe fat-tailed dwarf lemur , also known as the lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or spiny forest dwarf lemur, is one of the smallest primates. It is endemic to Madagascar....
, (Cheirogaleus medius) - Greater dwarf lemurGreater dwarf lemurThe greater dwarf lemur , or the Geoffroy's dwarf lemur, is a lemur that is widely distributed over the primary and secondary forests near the eastern coast of Madagascar....
, (Cheirogaleus major) - Furry-eared dwarf lemurFurry-eared Dwarf LemurThe furry-eared dwarf lemur , or Crossley's dwarf lemur, only found on the island of Madagascar, as with all other lemurs. It has a pelage coloration that is red-brown dorsally and gray ventrally. The eye-rings of this species are blackish and the ears are black inside and out. The dental formula...
, (Cheirogaleus crossleyi) - Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemurLesser Iron-gray Dwarf LemurThe lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur , or large iron-gray dwarf lemur, is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar.This species is only known from Ambositra....
, (Cheirogaleus minusculus) - Sibree's dwarf lemurSibree's Dwarf LemurSibree's dwarf lemur is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar.The name of this dwarf lemur commemorates the English missionary and naturalist James Sibree ....
, (Cheirogaleus sibreei)
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
- Genus Microcebus
- Gray mouse lemurGray Mouse LemurThe gray mouse lemur , or lesser mouse lemur, is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar. Weighing , it is the largest of the mouse lemurs , a group which include the smallest primates in the world...
, (Microcebus murinus) - Reddish-gray mouse lemurReddish-gray Mouse LemurThe reddish-gray mouse lemur also known as the gray-brown mouse lemur or rufous-gray mouse lemur, is found in Western Madagascar in the region around Beza Mahafaly Reserve, north to Lamboharana....
, (Microcebus griseorufus) - Golden-brown mouse lemur, (Microcebus ravelobensis)
- Northern rufous mouse lemurNorthern Rufous Mouse LemurThe northern rufous mouse lemur , northern brown mouse lemur, or Tavaratra mouse lemur is found in North-western Madagascar in Ankarana Reserve....
, (Microcebus tavaratra) - Sambirano mouse lemurSambirano Mouse LemurThe Sambirano mouse lemur is a small, recently discovered primate, and like the other mouse lemurs can only be found on the island of Madagascar. The dorsal side is both cinnamon and rufous-cinnamon, and is grey ventrally...
, (Microcebus sambiranensis) - Simmons' mouse lemurSimmons' Mouse LemurSimmons' mouse lemur is a species of mouse lemur known only from Betampona Special Reserve and Zahamena National Park in Madagascar....
, (Microcebus simmonsi) - Pygmy mouse lemur, (Microcebus myoxinus)
- Brown mouse lemur, (Microcebus rufus)
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemurMadame Berthe's Mouse LemurMadame Berthe's mouse lemur or Berthe's mouse lemur is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the smallest primate in the world; the average body length is and seasonal weight is around...
, (Microcebus berthae) - Goodman's mouse lemurGoodman's Mouse LemurGoodman's mouse lemur is a species of mouse lemur from Andasibe in eastern Madagascar. It is thought to have diverged from other mouse lemurs in the region about 2 million years ago....
, (Microcebus lehilahytsara) - Jolly's mouse lemurJolly's Mouse LemurJolly's mouse lemur is a species of mouse lemur from Mananjary and Kianjavato in Madagascar.The species is named in honor of primatologist Alison Jolly....
, (Microcebus jollyae) - MacArthur's mouse lemurMacArthur's Mouse LemurMacArthur's mouse lemur , or Anjiahely mouse lemur, is a species of mouse lemur known only from an Inter-River-System in the eastern Makira Natural Park in Madagascar....
, (Microcebus macarthurii) - Mittermeier's mouse lemurMittermeier's Mouse LemurMittermeier's mouse lemur is a species of mouse lemur known only from Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in Madagascar....
, (Microcebus mittermeieri) - Claire's mouse lemurClaire's Mouse LemurClaire's mouse lemur , or Nosy Be mouse lemur, is a newly described species of lemur from the genus of the mouse lemurs . It lives on the island Nosy Bé in the Antsiranana province of Madagascar, and on the mainland near the village of Manehoka, including Lokobe Reserve...
, (Microcebus mamiratra) - Bongolava mouse lemurBongolava mouse lemurThe Bongolava mouse lemur is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar. It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range, including Bongolava Forest and Ambodimahabibo Forest between the Sofia River and the Mahajamba River...
, (Microcebus bongolavensis) - Danfoss' mouse lemurDanfoss' Mouse LemurDanfoss' mouse lemur , or Ambarijeby mouse lemur, is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar. It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range between the Sofia River and the Maevarano River...
, (Microcebus danfossi) - Lokobe mouse lemur, (Microcebus lokobensis)
- Bongolava mouse lemurBongolava mouse lemurThe Bongolava mouse lemur is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar. It lives in western deciduous forest within a limited range, including Bongolava Forest and Ambodimahabibo Forest between the Sofia River and the Mahajamba River...
, (Microcebus bongolavensis)
- Gray mouse lemur
- Genus MirzaGiant mouse lemurThe giant mouse lemurs are small lemur species in the genus Mirza. They are native to the western deciduous forests of Madagascar, usually located near the coast or other sources of water...
- Coquerel's giant mouse lemur or Coquerel's mouse lemur, (Mirza coquereli)
- Northern giant mouse lemurNorthern Giant Mouse LemurThe northern giant mouse lemur , or northern dwarf lemur, was discovered to be a species in 2005 by Kappeler et al. from the German primates centre and the University of Göttingen. Before, both populations of giant mouse lemurs were believed to belong to one species. The northern giant mouse lemurs...
, (Mirza zaza)
- Genus AllocebusHairy-eared Dwarf LemurThe hairy-eared dwarf lemur , or hairy-eared mouse lemur, is a nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is the only member of the genus Allocebus. This species is critically endangered and the population is estimated at 100-1000 individuals. They all live a single location in the northeastern part...
- Hairy-eared dwarf lemurHairy-eared Dwarf LemurThe hairy-eared dwarf lemur , or hairy-eared mouse lemur, is a nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is the only member of the genus Allocebus. This species is critically endangered and the population is estimated at 100-1000 individuals. They all live a single location in the northeastern part...
, (Allocebus trichotis)
- Hairy-eared dwarf lemur
- Genus Phaner
- Eastern fork-marked lemur, (Phaner furcifer)
- Pale fork-marked lemur, (Phaner pallescens)
- Pariente's fork-marked lemur, (Phaner parienti)
- Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur, (Phaner electromontis)
- Genus Cheirogaleus
- Family LemuridaeLemuridaeLemuridae is a family of prosimian primates native to Madagascar, and one of five families commonly known as lemurs. These animals were thought to be the evolutionary predecessors of monkeys and apes, but this is no longer considered correct...
: lemurs- Genus LemurRing-tailed LemurThe ring-tailed lemur is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families. It is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar...
- Ring-tailed lemurRing-tailed LemurThe ring-tailed lemur is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families. It is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar...
, (Lemur catta)
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Genus Eulemur : true lemurs
- White-headed lemurWhite-headed LemurThe white-headed lemur , also known as the white-headed brown lemur, white-fronted brown lemur, or white-fronted lemur, is a species of primate in the Lemuridae family. It is only found in north-eastern Madagascar...
, (Eulemur albifrons) - Gray-headed lemurGray-headed LemurThe gray-headed lemur , or gray-headed brown lemur, is a medium-sized primate, a cathemeral species of lemur in the Lemuridae family. Until a taxonomic revision in 2008, it was known as the white-collared brown lemur or white-collared lemur . It lives in south-eastern Madagascar...
, (Eulemur cinereiceps) - Collared brown lemurCollared Brown LemurThe collared brown lemur , also known as the red-collared brown lemur or red-collared lemur, is a medium-sized strepsirrhine primate and one of twelve species of brown lemur in the Lemuridae family. It is only found in south-eastern Madagascar. Like most species of lemur, it is arboreal, moving...
, (Eulemur collaris) - Crowned lemurCrowned LemurThe crowned lemur is a lemur that is 31–36 cm long and weighs 2 kg. Its tail is about 42–51 cm long). The crowned lemur is endemic to the dry deciduous forests of the northern tip of Madagascar. It eats a diet of mostly flowers, fruits, and leaves...
, (Eulemur coronatus) - Sclater's lemur, (Eulemur flavifrons)
- Common brown lemurCommon Brown LemurThe common brown lemur , or brown lemur, is a species of lemur in the Lemuridae family. It is found in Madagascar and Mayotte.-Range:...
, (Eulemur fulvus) - Black lemurBlack LemurThe Black Lemur is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Originally, the species was thought to have two subspecies, Eulemur macaco macaco and Eulemur macaco flavifrons, both of which were elevated to species status by Mittermeier et al. in...
, (Eulemur macaco) - Mongoose lemurMongoose LemurThe mongoose lemur is a lemur ranging from 12 to 18 inches long plus a tail of 16 to 25 inches. The mongoose lemur lives in dry deciduous forests on the island of Madagascar as well as in the humid forests on the islands of the Comoros...
, (Eulemur mongoz) - Red-bellied lemurRed-bellied LemurThe Red-bellied Lemur is a medium sized prosimian with a luxuriant chestnut brown coat. This lemur is endemic to eastern Madagascan rainforests and is distinguished by patches of white skin below the eyes, giving rise to a "teardrop" effect, particularly conspicuous in the male.The species, first...
, (Eulemur rubriventer) - Red-fronted lemurRed-fronted LemurThe red-fronted lemur , also known as the red-fronted brown lemur or southern red-fronted brown lemur, is a species of lemur from Madagascar. Until 2001, it was considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur, E. fulvus. In 2001, E...
, (Eulemur rufifrons) - Red lemurRed LemurThe red lemur , also known as the rufous brown lemur or northern red-fronted lemur, is a species of lemur from Madagascar. Until 2001, the species E. rufus was considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur, E. fulvus, after which it was classified as its own species...
, (Eulemur rufus) - Sanford's brown lemurSanford's Brown LemurSanford's brown lemur , or Sanford's lemur, is a species of prosimian primate in the Lemuridae family. The Sanford's brown lemur was previously considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur but as of 2005 many of the brown lemurs have been elevated to a full species status...
, (Eulemur sanfordi)
- White-headed lemur
- Genus Hapalemur : lesser gentle or bamboo lemurs
- Lac Alaotra gentle lemurLac Alaotra Gentle LemurThe Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur , also known as the Lac Alaotra gentle lemur, Alaotran bamboo lemur, Alaotran gentle lemur, or locally as the , is a bamboo lemur. It is endemic to the reed beds in and around Lac Alaotra, in northeast Madagascar. The Alaotran lemur is the only primate specifically...
, (Hapalemur alaotrensis) - Golden bamboo lemurGolden Bamboo LemurThe Golden Bamboo Lemur or Golden Lemur is a medium sized bamboo lemur endemic to southeastern Madagascar. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss. The population is declining with only about 1000 individuals...
, (Hapalemur aureus) - Eastern lesser bamboo lemur, (Hapalemur griseus)
- Southern lesser bamboo lemurSouthern Lesser Bamboo LemurThe southern lesser bamboo lemur , also known as the southern bamboo lemur, rusty-gray bamboo lemur, and southern gentle lemur, is species of bamboo lemur endemic to southern Madagascar near Tôlanaro. It was originally proposed as a subspecies of the eastern lesser bamboo lemur and is of similar size...
, (Hapalemur meridionalis) - Western lesser bamboo lemurWestern Lesser Bamboo LemurThe Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur , also known as the Northern Bamboo Lemur and Western Gentle Lemur, is species of bamboo lemur endemic to Madagascar. The total length of this primate is 55–67 centimeters, more than half of which is tail, and average weight is just under 1 kilogram...
, (Hapalemur occidentalis)
- Lac Alaotra gentle lemur
- Genus ProlemurGreater Bamboo LemurThe Greater Bamboo Lemur , also known as the Broad-nosed Bamboo Lemur and the Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur, is the largest bamboo lemur, at over five pounds or nearly 2.5 kilograms. It has greyish brown fur and white ear tufts, and has a head-body length of around one and a half feet, or forty to...
- Greater bamboo lemurGreater Bamboo LemurThe Greater Bamboo Lemur , also known as the Broad-nosed Bamboo Lemur and the Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur, is the largest bamboo lemur, at over five pounds or nearly 2.5 kilograms. It has greyish brown fur and white ear tufts, and has a head-body length of around one and a half feet, or forty to...
, (Prolemur simus)
- Greater bamboo lemur
- Genus Varecia : ruffed lemurs
- Black-and-white ruffed lemurBlack-and-white ruffed lemurThe black-and-white ruffed lemur is the more endangered of the two species of ruffed lemurs, both of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur, it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities...
, (Varecia variegata) - Red ruffed lemurRed Ruffed LemurThe red ruffed lemur is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs; the other is the black-and-white ruffed lemur . Like all lemurs, it is native to Madagascar and occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island...
, (Varecia rubra)
- Black-and-white ruffed lemur
- Genus Lemur
- Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs
- Genus Lepilemur
- Aeecl's sportive lemurAeecl's Sportive LemurAEECL's sportive lemur, Antafia sportive lemur or red-shouldered sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has a total length of about 52 to 59 centimeters, of which 24-26 centimeters are tail...
, (Lepilemur aeeclis) - Ahmanson's sportive lemurAhmanson's Sportive LemurAhmanson's sportive lemur , or Tsiombikibo sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a relatively small sportive lemur with a total length of about 47 to 54 centimeters, of which 23-25 centimeters are tail. Wright's sportive lemur is found in western Madagascar, living in...
, (Lepilemur ahmansoni) - Ankarana sportive lemurAnkarana Sportive LemurThe Ankarana sportive lemur , or Ankarana weasel lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 53 centimeters, including 25 centimeters of tail. Average body weight is approximately 750 grams...
, (Lepilemur ankaranensis) - Betsileo sportive lemurBetsileo Sportive LemurThe Betsileo sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a relatively large sportive lemur with a total length of about 58 to 27 centimeters, of which 32 to 33 centimeters are tail. The Betsileo Sportive Lemur is found in eastern Madagascar, living in primary and secondary...
, (Lepilemur betsileo) - Gray-backed sportive lemurGray-backed Sportive LemurThe gray-backed sportive lemur , also known as gray's sportive lemur or back-striped sportive lemur, is a species of lemur in the Lepilemuridae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Lepilemur dorsalis) - Milne-Edwards' sportive lemurMilne-Edwards' Sportive LemurThe Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur , or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the Lepilemuridae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Lepilemur edwardsi) - Fleurete's sportive lemurFleurete's Sportive LemurFleurete's sportive lemur , or Andohahela sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a medium sized sportive lemur with a total length of about 58 to 67 centimeters, of which about 30 centimeters are tail Fleurete's sportive lemur is found in southeastern Madagascar, living...
, (Lepilemur fleuretae) - Grewcock's sportive lemurGrewcock's sportive lemurGrewcock's sportive lemur , or Anjiamangirana sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a medium-sized sportive lemurs with a total length of about 55 to 63 centimeters, of which 26-30 centimeters are tail. Grewcock's sportive lemur is found in northwesetrn Madagascar,...
, (Lepilemur grewcocki) - Hubbard's sportive lemurHubbard's Sportive LemurHubbard's sportive lemur , or Zombitse sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has total length of about 51 to 59 centimeters, of which 23-25 centimeters are tail. Hubbard's sportive lemur is found in southwestern Madagascar, living in dry transitional forests.Originally...
, (Lepilemur hubbardi) - Holland's sportive lemurHolland's Sportive LemurHolland's sportive lemur , or Mananara-Nord sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur that is endemic to Madagascar. This lemur is found specifically in the Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve, but the limits of its habitat have yet to be determined. It lives in primary and secondary rainforests...
, (Lepilemur hollandorum) - James' sportive lemurJames' Sportive LemurJames' sportive lemur , or Manombo sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the larger sportive lemurs with a total length of about 60 to 67 centimeters, of which 28 to 32 centimeters are tail...
, (Lepilemur jamesi) - White-footed sportive lemurWhite-footed Sportive LemurThe white-footed sportive lemur , or white-footed weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the Lepilemuridae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Lepilemur leucopus) - Small-toothed sportive lemurSmall-toothed Sportive LemurThe small-toothed sportive lemur , or small-toothed weasel lemur, is a primate species in the family Lepilemuridae that—like all lemurs—is endemic to Madagascar. The species lives in dense rainforest in southeastern Madagascar, and can be found in Ranomafana and Andringitra National Parks...
, (Lepilemur microdon) - Ring sportive lemurRing Sportive LemurThe Daraina sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a relatively small sportive lemur with a total length of about 49 to 56 centimeters, of which 24-27 centimeters are tail. It is found in northern Madagascar, living in dry deciduous, gallery and semi-evergreen forests....
, (Lepilemur milanoii) - Mittermeier's sportive lemurMittermeier's Sportive LemurThe Mittermeier's sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to the Ampasindava Peninsula in Madagascar....
, (Lepilemur mittermeieri) - Weasel sportive lemur, (Lepilemur mustelinus)
- Otto's sportive lemurOtto's Sportive LemurOtto's sportive lemur , or Ambodimahabibo sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Its coloration is primarily grey-brown. It is known only from Ambodimahabibo, between the Mahajamba River in the west and the Sofia River in the north....
, (Lepilemur otto) - Petter's sportive lemurPetter's Sportive LemurPetter's sportive lemur is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about 49 to 54 centimeters, of which 22-25 centimeters are tail. Petter's sportive lemur is found in southwestern Madagascar, living in dry spiny forests and some...
, (Lepilemur petteri) - Randrianasoli's sportive lemurRandrianasoli's Sportive LemurThe Randrianasolo's sportive lemur , or Bemaraha sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has a total length of about 49 to 56 centimeters, of which 21-26 centimeters are tail. Randrianasolo's sportive lemur is found in western Madagascar.Originally named L...
, (Lepilemur randrianasoli) - Red-tailed sportive lemurRed-tailed Sportive LemurThe red-tailed sportive lemur , or red-tailed weasel lemur, is native to Madagascar like all lemurs. It is a nocturnal species feeding largely on leaves, though they also eat some fruit. Individuals weigh around 800 grams, and there is little sexual dimorphism...
, (Lepilemur ruficaudatus) - Sahamalaza sportive lemur, (Lepilemur sahamalazensis)
- Scott's sportive lemurScott's Sportive LemurScott's sportive lemur , or Masoala sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has greyish brown fur and a black-tipped tail. It is named in honor of the Suzanne and Walter Scott Jr. Foundation....
, (Lepilemur scottorum) - Seal's sportive lemurSeal's Sportive LemurSeal's sportive lemur , or Anjanaharibe-Sud sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a large sportive lemur with a total length of about 57 to 64 centimeters, of which 25 to 28 centimeters are tail. Seal's sportive lemur is found in northeastern Madagascar, living in...
, (Lepilemur seali) - Northern sportive lemurNorthern Sportive LemurThe northern sportive lemur , also known as the Sahafary sportive lemur or northern weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the Lepilemuridae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss and has been named one of "The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates."-References:...
, (Lepilemur septentrionalis) - Hawks' sportive lemur, (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni)
- Wright's sportive lemurWright's Sportive LemurWright's sportive lemur , or Kalambatritra sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of the larger sportive lemurs with a total length of about 52 to 64 centimeters, of which 24-27 centimeters are tail...
, (Lepilemur wrighti)
- Aeecl's sportive lemur
- Genus Lepilemur
- Family IndriidaeIndriidaeThe Indriidae are a family of strepsirrhine primates. They are medium to large sized lemurs with only four teeth in the toothcomb instead of the usual six...
: woolly lemurs and allies- Genus IndriIndriThe indri , also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs. It is a diurnal tree-dweller related to the sifakas and, like all lemuroids, it is native to Madagascar.- Etymology :...
- IndriIndriThe indri , also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs. It is a diurnal tree-dweller related to the sifakas and, like all lemuroids, it is native to Madagascar.- Etymology :...
, (Indri indri)
- Indri
- Genus AvahiWoolly lemurThe woolly lemurs, also known as avahis or woolly indris, are nine species of strepsirrhine primates. Like all other lemurs, they live only on the island of Madagascar....
- Betsileo woolly lemurBetsileo Woolly LemurThe Betsileo woolly lemur or Betsileo avahi is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar, in the District of Fandriana. It weighs about 1 kg. The pelage differs significantly from other southeastern woolly lemurs in that it is primarily light reddish brown on most of the...
, (Avahi betsileo) - Bemaraha woolly lemur, (Avahi cleesei)
- Eastern woolly lemurEastern Woolly LemurThe eastern woolly lemur , also known as the eastern avahi or Gmelin's woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to eastern Madagascar, where it lives in humid forests. This nocturnal animal weighs 1-1.3 kg and reaches a length of 27–29 cm with a tail of 33–37 cm...
, (Avahi laniger) - Southern woolly lemurSouthern Woolly LemurThe southern woolly lemur , or southern avahi, has been recently recognized as a separate species of woolly lemur in 2006 by Zaramody et al. It is a nocturnal and pair-living species...
, (Avahi meridionalis) - Moore's woolly lemurMoore's Woolly LemurMoore's woolly lemur , or Masoala woolly lemur, is a woolly lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has brown-grey fur and a reddish tail. It is named in honor of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation of San Francisco....
, (Avahi mooreorum) - Western woolly lemurWestern Woolly LemurThe western woolly lemur or western avahi is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, where they live in dry deciduous forests. These nocturnal animals weigh 0.7-0.9 kg. It is a folivorous species....
, (Avahi occidentalis) - Peyrieras' woolly lemurPeyrieras' Woolly LemurThe Peyrieras' woolly lemur or Peyrieras' avahi is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar. It weighs about 1 kg....
, (Avahi peyrierasi) - Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemurRamanantsoavana's Woolly LemurThe Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur , also known as Manombo woolly lemur or Ramanantsoavana's avahi, is a species of woolly lemur native to southeastern Madagascar. It weighs about 1 kg. It was originally considered a subspecies of Southern woolly lemur , A. m...
, (Avahi ramanantsoavani) - Sambirano woolly lemurSambirano Woolly LemurThe Sambirano woolly lemur , also known as the Sambirano avahi or Unicolor woolly lemur, is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar....
, (Avahi unicolor)
- Betsileo woolly lemur
- Genus Propithecus
- Diademed sifakaDiademed SifakaThe diademed sifaka , or diademed simpona, is an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar. This species is one of the world's largest living lemurs, with a total adult length of approximately 105 centimetres , half of which is tail...
, (Propithecus diadema) - Silky sifakaSilky SifakaThe silky sifaka , or silky simpona, is a large lemur characterized by long, silky white fur. It has a very restricted range in northeastern Madagascar, where it is known locally as the simpona...
, (Propithecus candidus) - Milne-Edwards' sifakaMilne-Edwards' sifakaMilne-Edwards' sifaka , or Milne-Edwards' simpona, is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar. Milne-Edwards' sifaka is characterized by a black body with a light-colored "saddle" on the lower part of its back. It is closely related to the diademed...
, (Propithecus edwardsi) - Perrier's sifakaPerrier's SifakaPerrier's sifaka is a sifaka endemic to Madagascar. It has a length of 85 to 92 centimeters, of which 42-46 centimeters are tail. Perrier's sifaka has a very limited range in northeastern Madagascar between the Irodo River to the north and the Lokia River to the south. It lives in dry deciduous...
, (Propithecus perrieri) - Golden-crowned sifakaGolden-crowned SifakaThe golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifaka is a medium-sized lemur characterized by mostly white fur, prominent furry ears and a golden-orange crown. It is one of the smallest sifakas , weighing around and measuring approximately from head to tail...
, (Propithecus tattersalli) - Verreaux's sifakaVerreaux's SifakaVerreaux's sifaka , or white sifaka, is a medium sized primate in one of the lemur families, Indriidae. It lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to western Madagascar dry deciduous forests and dry and spiny forests...
, (Propithecus verreauxi) - Coquerel's sifakaCoquerel's SifakaCoquerel's sifaka is a medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar.-Description:...
, (Propithecus coquereli) - Decken's sifaka, (Propithecus deckenii)
- Crowned sifakaCrowned SifakaThe crowned sifaka is a sifaka endemic to Madagascar. It has a length of 87 to 102 centimeters, of which 47-57 centimeters are tail. The crowned sifaka lives in western Madagascar. It lives in dry deciduous forest....
, (Propithecus coronatus)
- Diademed sifaka
- Genus Indri
- Family DaubentoniidaeAye-ayeThe aye-aye is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth and a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker...
: Aye-aye- Genus DaubentoniaAye-ayeThe aye-aye is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth and a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker...
- Aye-ayeAye-ayeThe aye-aye is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth and a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker...
, (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
- Aye-aye
- Genus Daubentonia
- Family Cheirogaleidae
- Infraorder LorisiformesLorisiformesLorisiformes are a group of primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members of this infraorder include the galagos and the lorises. As strepsirrhines, they are related to the lemurs.* Order Primates** Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians...
- Family LorisidaeLorisidaeLorisidae is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and include the lorises, pottos and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia....
: lorises, pottos and allies- Genus Arctocebus
- Calabar angwantiboCalabar AngwantiboThe Calabar angwantibo , also known as the Calabar potto, is a strepsirrhine primate from the Lorisidae family. It shares the genus Arctocebus with the golden angwantibo...
, (Arctocebus calabarensis) - Golden angwantiboGolden AngwantiboThe golden angwantibo is a strepsirrhine primate from the family Lorisidae. It shares the Arctocebus genus with the Calabar angwantibo and together they are commonly called the golden pottos. The golden...
, (Arctocebus aureus)
- Calabar angwantibo
- Genus Perodicticus
- PottoPottoThe potto is a strepsirrhine primate from the Lorisidae family. It is the only species in genus Perodicticus...
, (Perodicticus potto)
- Potto
- Genus Pseudopotto
- False pottoFalse PottoThe false potto is a lorisiform primate of uncertain taxonomic status found in Africa. Anthropologist Jeffrey H. Schwartz named it in 1996 as the only species of the genus Pseudopotto on the basis of two specimens that had previously been identified as pottos...
, (Pseudopotto martini)
- False potto
- Genus LorisLorisLoris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates of the subfamily Lorisinae in family Lorisidae. Loris is one genus in this subfamily and includes the slender lorises, while Nycticebus is the genus for the slow lorises....
- Red slender lorisRed Slender LorisThe red slender loris is a small, nocturnal prosimian native to the rainforests of Sri Lanka. This is #6 of the 10 focal species and #22 of the 100 EDGE mammal species worldwide considered the most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered. Two subspecies have been identified, L. t....
, (Loris tardigradus) - Gray slender lorisGray Slender LorisThe gray slender loris is a species of primate in the Loridae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss...
, (Loris lydekkerianus)
- Red slender loris
- Genus Nycticebus
- Sunda lorisSunda LorisThe Sunda slow loris or greater slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to Indonesia, western Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore. It measures from head to tail and weighs between...
, (Nycticebus coucang) - Bengal slow lorisBengal Slow LorisThe Bengal slow loris or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Its geographic range is larger than that of any other slow loris species...
, (Nycticebus bengalensis) - Pygmy slow lorisPygmy Slow LorisThe pygmy slow loris is a rare species of loris found in the tropical dry forests of Vietnam, Laos, southern China, and east of the Mekong River in Cambodia....
, (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
- Sunda loris
- Genus Arctocebus
- Family Galagidae: galagos
- Genus Galago
- Senegal bushbabySenegal BushbabyThe Senegal bushbaby , also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae....
, (Galago senegalensis) - Mohol bushbabyMohol BushbabyThe mohol bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Surprisingly, breeding populations of this species are to be...
, (Galago moholi) - Somali bushbabySomali BushbabyThe Somali bushbaby ,, or the Somali lesser galago, as it is also known, is a species of nocturnal, arboreal primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Galago gallarum) - Dusky bushbabyDusky BushbabyThe dusky bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and possibly Rwanda....
, (Galago matschiei) - Bioko Allen's bushbabyBioko Allen's BushbabyThe Bioko Allen's bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
, (Galago alleni) - Cross River bushbabyCross River BushbabyThe Cross River bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It lives in northwestern Camaroon and southeastern Nigeria. Its head and body length is 7 inches with a 10 inch tail....
, (Galago cameronensis) - Gabon bushbabyGabon BushbabyThe Gabon bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It lives in Camaroon, Gabon and the Congo Republic. Its head and body length is 8.5 inches with a 10 inch tail, and it weighs about 10 ounces. It lives in evergreen tropical rainforests and eats primarily fallen fruit, but also...
, (Galago gabonensis) - Zanzibar bushbabyZanzibar BushbabyThe Zanzibar bushbaby is a primate of the Galagidae family. An adult typically weighs 100–300 grams and is 34–39.5 centimetres long...
, (Galago zanzibaricus) - Grant's bushbabyGrant's BushbabyGrant's bushbaby , also known as Grant's lesser bushbaby or the Mozambique lesser bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
, (Galago granti) - Malawi bushbabyMalawi BushbabyThe Malawi bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It lives in southern Malawi and the neighboring region in Mozambique....
, (Galago nyasae) - Uluguru bushbabyUluguru BushbabyThe Uluguru bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania....
, (Galago orinus) - Rondo bushbabyRondo BushbabyThe rondo bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss...
, (Galago rondoensis) - Prince Demidoff's bushbabyPrince Demidoff's BushbabyPrince Demidoff's bushbaby , also known as Prince Demidoff's Galago, is a species of primate in the Galagidae Family...
, (Galago demidoff) - Thomas's bushbabyThomas's BushbabyThomas's bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
, (Galago thomasi)
- Senegal bushbaby
- Genus Otolemur
- Brown greater galagoBrown Greater GalagoThe brown greater galago is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the family of galagos.-Physical characteristics:This species has a rounded head with a short, wide snout, very large ears and relatively small eyes...
, (Otolemur crassicaudatus) - Silvery greater galagoSilvery Greater GalagoThe silvery greater galago is a nocturnal primate from the galago family. It is usually found in Brachystegia woodland, from Angola to Tanzania, western Kenya and Rwanda....
, (Otolemur monteiri) - Northern greater galagoNorthern Greater GalagoThe northern greater galago , also known as Garnett's greater galago, is a prosimian primate endemic to Africa.A low-coverage genomic sequence of the northern greater galago, was completed in 2006...
, (Otolemur garnettii)
- Brown greater galago
- Genus Euoticus
- Southern needle-clawed bushbabySouthern Needle-clawed BushbabyThe southern needle-clawed bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, possibly Angola, and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
, (Euoticus elegantulus) - Northern needle-clawed bushbabyNorthern Needle-clawed BushbabyThe northern needle-clawed bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Habitat- It is found in tropical forest and secondary forest. The species is threatened by logging companys....
, (Euoticus pallidus)
- Southern needle-clawed bushbaby
- Genus Galago
- Family Lorisidae
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Suborder HaplorrhiniHaplorrhiniThe haplorhines, the "dry-nosed" primates , are members of the Haplorhini clade: the prosimian tarsiers and the anthropoids...
- Infraorder TarsiiformesTarsiiformesTarsiiformes are a group of primates that was once ranged across Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and North America, but today all living species are found in the islands of Southeast Asia. Tarsiers are the only living members of the infraorder, and also include the extinct Tarsius eocaenus from the...
- Family TarsiidaeTarsierTarsiers are haplorrhine primates of the genus Tarsius, a genus in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes...
: tarsiers- Genus Tarsius
- Philippine tarsierPhilippine TarsierThe Philippine Tarsier , known locally as the Kupal in Cebuano/Visayan and Mamag in Luzon, is an endangered species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in the islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao...
, (Tarsius syrichta) - Western or Horsfield's tarsierHorsfield's TarsierHorsfield's tarsier , also known as the western tarsier, is a species of tarsier...
, (Tarsius bancanus) - Spectral tarsierSpectral TarsierThe spectral tarsier is a species of tarsier found in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the Tarsius genus...
, (Tarsius tarsier) - Dian's tarsierDian's TarsierDian's tarsier also known as Diana tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found and endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its head-body length is 11.5-12 cm plus a tail of 22 cm. Dian's Tarsier lives in rain forests. It was formerly called T. dianae, but that has been shown to be a junior synonym.-...
, (Tarsius dentatus) - Lariang tarsier, (Tarsius lariangTarsius lariangThe Lariang tarsier is a recently described tarsier occurring in the western part of the central core of Sulawesi. Six museum specimens of this species are known, two of which have been misidentified as the pygmy tarsier before their correct identity came out...
) - Peleng tarsierPeleng TarsierThe Peleng tarsier , or the Peleng Island tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on Peleng Island, Indonesia. This tarsier can turn is head 180 degrees, much like an owl, because its eyes are fixed in their sockets....
, (Tarsius pelengensis) - Sangihe tarsierSangihe TarsierThe Sangihe tarsier also known as Sangihe Island tarsier is a small primate found on Sangir Island, which is located about 200 kilometers north-east of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The 2008 described Siau Island Tarsier, Tarsius tumpara from Siau Island was formerly considered as...
, (Tarsius sangirensis) - Pygmy tarsierPygmy TarsierThe pygmy tarsier , also known as the mountain tarsier or the lesser spectral tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, in an area with lower vegetative species diversity than the lowland tropical forests. The pygmy tarsier was believed to have become extinct in the...
, (Tarsius pumilus)
- Philippine tarsier
- Genus Tarsius
- Family Tarsiidae
- Infraorder Simiiformes
- Parvorder Platyrrhini
- Family Callitrichidae: marmosets and tamarins
- Genus CallithrixCallithrixCallithrix is a genus of New World Monkeys of the family Callitrichidae, the family containing marmosets and tamarins. The genus contains the Atlantic forest marmosets. The genera Mico and Callibella were formerly considered a subgenus of the genus Callithrix...
- Common marmosetCommon MarmosetThe common marmoset is a New World monkey. It originally lived on the Northeastern coast of Brazil, in the states of Piaui, Paraiba, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas and Bahia...
, (Callithrix jacchus) - Black-tufted marmosetBlack-tufted MarmosetThe black-tufted marmoset , also known as Mico-estrela in Portuguese, is a species of New World monkey that lives primarily in the Neo-tropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau. It ranges from Bahia to Paraná, and as far inland as Goiás, between 14 and 25 degrees south of the equator...
, (Callithrix penicillata) - Wied's marmosetWied's MarmosetWied's marmoset , also known as Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of southeastern Brazil. Unlike other marmosets, Wied's marmoset lives in groups consisting of 4 or 5 females and 2 or 3 males . They are matriarchal, and only the...
, (Callithrix kuhlii) - White-headed marmosetWhite-headed MarmosetThe white-headed marmoset , also known as the tufted-ear marmoset or Geoffrey's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil....
, (Callithrix geoffroyi) - Buffy-headed marmosetBuffy-headed MarmosetThe buffy-headed marmoset is a rare species of marmoset endemic to the rainforests of south-eastern Brazil. It occurs in southern Espírito Santo and possibly northern Rio de Janeiro and its distribution extends into Minas Gerais....
, (Callithrix flaviceps) - Buffy-tufted marmosetBuffy-tufted MarmosetThe buffy-tufted marmoset , also known as the buffy tufted-ear marmoset or white-eared marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in the forests on the Atlantic coast of southeast Brazil. Of all the marmosets, they have the southernmost range.Buffy-tufted marmoset resemble common marmosets but are...
, (Callithrix aurita) - Rio Acari marmosetRio Acari MarmosetThe Rio Acari marmoset, Mico acariensis, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Mico acariensis) - Silvery marmosetSilvery MarmosetThe silvery marmoset is a New World monkey that lives in Brazil, south and east of the Amazon basin. Compared to other marmosets, they have a very isolated habitat....
, (Mico argentata) - White marmosetWhite MarmosetThe white marmoset , or golden-white bare-ear marmoset, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Mico leucippe) - Emilia's marmosetEmilia's MarmosetEmilia's marmoset , also known as Snethlage's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the Brazilian states of Pará and Mato Grosso. It was named to honour German-born Brazilian ornithologist Emilie Snethlage....
, (Mico emiliae) - Black-headed marmosetBlack-headed MarmosetThe black-headed marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil.-References:*...
, (Mico nigriceps) - Manicore marmosetManicore MarmosetThe Manicore marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. It was discovered less than 200 miles from Manaus, near the Madeira River. Its body is light grey, with orange legs, a black tail, a pinkish face, and naked ears. It is about 9 inches long, excluding the tail, and it has a 15-inch...
, (Mico manicorensis) - Marca's marmosetMarca's MarmosetMarca's marmoset is a species of marmoset that is endemic to the Amazon near the Aripuanã River in Brazil. It is virtually unknown; in 2008 the IUCN noted that it had never been seen in the wild, though it has been observed since then....
, (Mico marcai) - Black-tailed marmosetBlack-tailed MarmosetThe black-tailed marmoset is a species of New World monkey from central South America, where ranging from the south-central Amazon in Brazil, south through the Pantanal and eastern Bolivia, to the Chaco in far northern Paraguay...
, (Mico melanura) - Santarem marmosetSantarem MarmosetThe Santarem marmoset , also known as a black and white tassel-ear marmoset is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found in a very restricted area between the Rio Tapajos and lower Rio Madeira and Rio Roosevelt....
, (Mico humeralifera) - Maués marmosetMaués MarmosetMaués marmoset is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. It is found only on the west bank of the Rio Maues-Acu, in the Amazonas state.-References:...
, (Mico mauesi) - Gold-and-white marmosetGold-and-white MarmosetThe gold-and-white marmoset, Mico chrysoleuca, is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, (Mico chrysoleuca) - Hershkovitz's marmosetHershkovitz's MarmosetHershkovitz's marmoset , also known as the Aripuanã marmoset is a marmoset species endemic to Brazil. The common name is a reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz.-External links:*...
, (Mico intermedia) - Rondon's marmosetRondon's MarmosetRondon's marmoset , also known as the Rondônia marmoset, is a small species of monkey from the family Callitrichidae found in the south-western Amazon in Brazil. It is endemic to the state of Rondônia, and its range bordered by the Rio Mamoré, Rio Madeira, Rio Ji-Paraná, and the Serra dos Pacaás...
, (Mico rondoni) - Roosmalens' dwarf marmosetRoosmalens' Dwarf MarmosetRoosmalens' dwarf marmoset , also known as the black-crowned dwarf marmoset, is a small New World monkey native to the Amazon Rainforest, on the east bank of the lower Madeira River, and the west bank of the Aripuanã River, in Brazil. It has the smallest distribution of any primate in Amazonia...
, (Callibella humilis) - Pygmy marmosetPygmy MarmosetThe pygmy marmoset or dwarf monkey is a New World monkey native to the rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging from...
, (Cebuella pygmaea)
- Common marmoset
- Genus Leontopithecus: lion tamarins
- Golden lion tamarinGolden Lion TamarinThe golden lion tamarin also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae...
, (Leontopithecus rosalia) - Golden-headed lion tamarinGolden-headed Lion TamarinThe golden-headed lion tamarin is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species. It lives at heights of . Its preferred habitat is within mature forest, but...
, (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) - Black lion tamarinBlack Lion TamarinThe black lion tamarin also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. The lion tamarins are of the rarest of the New world monkeys and for this reason, so little is none about them...
, (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) - Superagui lion tamarinSuperagui Lion TamarinThe Superagui lion tamarin is a small New World primate of the family Callitrichidae. It is an endemic Brazilian lion tamarin, found in a small area in the coastal Atlantic Forest region of southeast Brazil, and named after a man-made island called Superagui.-External links:*ARKive - *...
, (Leontopithecus caissara)
- Golden lion tamarin
- Genus Saguinus
- Red-handed tamarinRed-handed TamarinThe red-handed tamarin , also known as the golden-handed tamarin or Midas tamarin, is a New World monkey named for the contrasting reddish-orange hair on their feet and hands. It is native to wooded areas north of the Amazon River in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and possibly Venezuela...
, (Saguinus midas) - Black tamarinBlack TamarinThe black tamarin or black-handed tamarin, is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil. It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of the Red-handed Tamarin, but lacks the contrasting reddish-orange feet and hands of that species....
, (Saguinus niger) - Black-mantled tamarinBlack-mantled TamarinThe black-mantled tamarin, Saguinus nigricollis, is a species of tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia and northeastern Peru. It has often included the Graells's Tamarin as a subspecies , but differs from that species in having reddish-orange rump and...
, (Saguinus nigricollis) - Graells's tamarinGraells's TamarinGraells's tamarin, Saguinus graellsi, is a species of tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. It has often been treated as a subspecies of the Black-mantled Tamarin, but differs from that species in having a dull olive-brown lower back,...
, (Saguinus graellsi) - Brown-mantled tamarinBrown-mantled TamarinThe brown-mantled tamarin , also known as the saddleback tamarin or the Andean saddle-back tamarin, is a species of tamarin from South America...
, (Saguinus fuscicollis) - White-mantled tamarinWhite-mantled TamarinThe White-mantled tamarin, Saguinus melanoleucus, is a species of tamarin from South America. It is found in Brazil, between Rio Jurua and Rio Tarauacá.-Subspecies:*S. m. crandalli Crandall‘s saddleback tamarin or Crandall's saddle-back tamarin...
, (Saguinus melanoleucus) - Golden-mantled tamarinGolden-mantled TamarinThe golden-mantled tamarin is a tamarin species from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru, specifically in the upper Amazon , east of the Andes in Ecuador, and Northeast Peru; between the Rio Curaray and Rio Napo in Peru.-Taxonomic classification:There are seventeen species in this...
, (Saguinus tripartitus) - Moustached tamarinMoustached TamarinThe moustached tamarin or Spix's moustached tamarin is a tamarin found in tropical forests in Brazil and Peru. It is black with a white moustache, white nose, and brownish back...
, (Saguinus mystax) - Red-capped tamarinRed-capped TamarinThe red-capped tamarin, Saguinus pileatus, is a species of tamarin from South America. It is found in Brazil, on the eastern margin of Lago de Téfé.It grows to 56 cm long....
, (Saguinus pileatus) - White-lipped tamarinWhite-lipped TamarinThe white-lipped tamarin , also known as the red-bellied tamarin, is a tamarin which lives in the Amazon area of Brazil and Bolivia....
, (Saguinus labiatus) - Emperor tamarinEmperor TamarinThe Emperor Tamarin is a tamarin allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II. It lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas....
, (Saguinus imperator) - Pied tamarinPied TamarinThe pied tamarin is an endangered primate species found in a restricted area in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.- Range :...
, (Saguinus bicolor) - Martins's tamarinMartins's TamarinMartins's tamarin, Saguinus martinsi, is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil.-References:*...
, (Saguinus martinsi) - Cottontop tamarinCottontop TamarinThe cotton-top tamarin , also known as the Pinché tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1 lb...
or Pinché Tamarin, (Saguinus oedipus) - Geoffroy's tamarinGeoffroy's TamarinGeoffroy's tamarin , also known as the Panamanian, red-crested or rufous-naped tamarin, is a tamarin, a type of small monkey, found in Panama and Colombia. It is predominantly black and white, with a reddish nape. Diurnal, Geoffroy's tamarin spends most of its time in trees, but does come down to...
, (Saguinus geoffroyi) - White-footed tamarinWhite-footed TamarinThe white-footed tamarin is a tamarin species endemic to Colombia.-References:*...
, (Saguinus leucopus) - Mottle-faced tamarinMottle-faced TamarinThe mottle-faced tamarin, Saguinus inustus, is a species of tamarin from South America. It is found in Brazil and Colombia.-References:*...
, (Saguinus inustus)
- Red-handed tamarin
- Genus CallimicoGoeldi's MarmosetGoeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon Basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...
- Goeldi's marmosetGoeldi's MarmosetGoeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon Basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...
, (Callimico goeldii)
- Goeldi's marmoset
- Genus Callithrix
- Family CebidaeCebidaeThe Cebidae is one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It includes the capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys. These species are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America.-Characteristics:...
: capuchins and squirrel monkeys- Genus CebusCEBusCEBus, short for Consumer Electronics Bus, also known as EIA-600, is a set of electrical standards and communication protocols for electronic devices to transmit commands and data...
: capuchins- White-headed capuchinWhite-headed CapuchinThe white-headed capuchin , also known as the white-faced capuchin or white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae...
, (Cebus capucinus) - White-fronted capuchinWhite-fronted CapuchinThe white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons, is a species of capuchin monkey, a type of New World primate, found in seven different countries in South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago...
, (Cebus albifrons) - Weeper capuchinWeeper CapuchinThe weeper capuchin is a capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in northern Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela and possibly northern Colombia.-Diet:...
, (Cebus olivaceus) - Kaapori capuchinKaapori CapuchinThe Kaapori capuchin is a capuchin monkey endemic to Brazil. This species is found in the Brazilian states of Pará and Maranhão. Formerly considered a subspecies of the weeper capuchin , it was recently elevated to species status....
, (Cebus kaapori) - Tufted capuchinTufted CapuchinThe tufted capuchin , also known as brown capuchin or black-capped capuchin is a New World primate from South America...
, (Cebus apella) - Black-striped capuchinBlack-striped CapuchinThe black-striped capuchin, Cebus libidinosus, also known as the bearded capuchin, is a capuchin monkey from South America. It was the first non-ape primate where tool usage was documented in the wild, as individuals have been seen cracking nuts by placing them on a stone "anvil" while hitting them...
, (Cebus libidinosus) - Black capuchinBlack CapuchinThe black capuchin, Cebus nigritus, also known as the black-horned capuchin, is a capuchin monkey from the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina. Historically, it was included as a subspecies of the Tufted Capuchin....
, (Cebus nigritus) - Golden-bellied capuchinGolden-bellied CapuchinThe golden-bellied capuchin , also known as the yellow-breasted or buffy-headed capuchin, is one of several species of New World monkeys....
, (Cebus xanthosternos) - Blond capuchinBlond CapuchinThe blond capuchin is a species of the Cebus apella group in capuchin monkeys, the genus Cebus. This critically endangered species was rediscovered in 2006. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that only about 180 individuals remain.-Classification:The blond capuchin was first...
, (Cebus flavius)
- White-headed capuchin
- Genus Saimiri: squirrel monkeys
- Central American squirrel monkeyCentral American Squirrel MonkeyThe Central American squirrel monkey is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama. It is restricted to the northwestern tip of Panama near the border with Costa Rica, and the central and southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, primarily in Manuel Antonio and Corcovado...
, (Saimiri oerstedii) - Common squirrel monkeyCommon Squirrel MonkeyThe common squirrel monkey is a small New World primate from the Cebidae family, and native to the tropical areas of South America.-Location:...
, (Saimiri sciureus) - Bare-eared squirrel monkeyBare-eared Squirrel MonkeyThe bare-eared squirrel monkey is a squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil....
, (Saimiri ustus) - Black-capped squirrel monkeyBlack-capped Squirrel MonkeyThe black-capped squirrel monkey is a South American squirrel monkey, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. This South American monkey can be found at the Ellen Trout Zoo.-Subspecies:...
, (Saimiri boliviensis) - Black squirrel monkeyBlack Squirrel MonkeyThe black squirrel monkey , also known as the blackish squirrel monkey or black-headed squirrel monkey, is a small New World primate, endemic to the central Amazon in Brazil...
, (Saimiri vanzolinii)
- Central American squirrel monkey
- Genus Cebus
- Family AotidaeNight monkeyThe night monkeys, also known as the owl monkeys or douroucoulis, are the members of the genus Aotus of New World monkeys . They are widely distributed in the forests of Central and South America, from Panama south to Paraguay and northern Argentina...
: night or owl monkeys, also called douroucoulis- Genus AotusNight monkeyThe night monkeys, also known as the owl monkeys or douroucoulis, are the members of the genus Aotus of New World monkeys . They are widely distributed in the forests of Central and South America, from Panama south to Paraguay and northern Argentina...
- Gray-bellied night monkeyGray-bellied Night MonkeyThe gray-bellied night monkey , also called the lemurine owl monkey, is a small New World monkey of the family Aotidae...
, (Aotus lemurinus) - Panamanian night monkeyPanamanian Night MonkeyThe Panamanian night monkey or Chocoan night monkey is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae. Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia. There are also unconfirmed reports of its occurrence in Costa...
, (Aotus zonalis) - Gray-handed night monkeyGray-handed Night MonkeyThe gray-handed night monkey is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of Gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae. Its range consists of parts of Colombia and Venezuela. The exact classification of the gray-handed night monkey is uncertain. While some authors consider...
, (Aotus griseimembra) - Hernández-Camacho's night monkeyHernández-Camacho's Night MonkeyThe Hernández-Camacho's night monkey is a species of night monkey of the family Aotidae. It was first described in 2007 by Thomas Defler and Marta Bueno. It has a gray neck and a white patch over each eye, separated by a black band. The fur on the chest, belly, lower arms and lower wrists is...
, (Aotus jorgehernandezi) - Brumback's night monkeyBrumback's Night MonkeyBrumback's night monkey is a species of night monkey found in Colombia. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of A. lemurinus, but it has recently been argued that it should be considered a separate species....
, (Aotus brumbacki) - Three-striped night monkeyThree-striped Night MonkeyThe three-striped night monkey , also known as northern night monkey or northern owl monkey, is one of several species of owl monkeys currently recognised. It is found in Venezuela and north-central Brazil....
, (Aotus trivirgatus) - Spix's night monkeySpix's Night MonkeySpix's night monkey, Aotus vociferans, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....
, (Aotus vociferans) - Peruvian night monkeyPeruvian Night MonkeyThe Peruvian night monkey is a nocturnal New World monkey endemic to northeastern Peru. Adults weigh around and measure up to in length. Its colour is grey to light brown with characteristic black and white markings on the face...
, (Aotus miconax) - Nancy Ma's night monkeyNancy Ma's Night MonkeyNancy Ma's night monkey is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.It is known in medical research as a model organism for studying the Duffy antigen.-References:...
, (Aotus nancymae) - Azara's night monkeyAzara's Night MonkeyAzara's night monkey, Aotus azarae, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay. It is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.There are three subspecies of this monkey:...
, (Aotus azarae) - Black-headed night monkeyBlack-headed Night MonkeyThe Black-headed night monkey is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.-References:...
, (Aotus nigriceps)
- Gray-bellied night monkey
- Genus Aotus
- Family PitheciidaePitheciidaeThe Pitheciidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Formerly they were included in the family Atelidae. The family includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris...
: titis, sakis and uakaris- Subfamily Callicebinae
- Genus Callicebus
- White-eared titiWhite-eared TitiThe white-eared titi, Callicebus donacophilus, also known as the Bolivian titi or Bolivian gray titi, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from eastern Bolivia and a small area of Brazil. The species has a range that extends east from the Manique River in Beni Department, Bolivia to...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) donacophilus) - Rio Beni titiRio Beni TitiRio Beni titi, Callicebus modestus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Bolivia.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) modestus) - Rio Mayo titiRio Mayo TitiThe Rio Mayo titi, Callicebus oenanthe, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Peru.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) oenanthe) - Ollala Brothers' titiOllala Brothers' TitiThe Ollala Brothers' titi, Callicebus olallae, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Bolivia.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) olallae) - White-coated titiWhite-coated TitiThe white-coated titi, Callicebus pallescens, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.-External links:*...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) pallescens) - Baptista Lake titiBaptista Lake TitiThe Baptista Lake titi, Callicebus baptista, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) baptista) - Prince Bernhard's titiPrince Bernhard's TitiPrince Bernhard's titi is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. It was formally described in 2002 by Marc van Roosmalen and Russell Mittermeier, and named after Prince Bernard of the Netherlands. This titi has dark orange sideburns and chest, a reddish brown back, and a...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) bernhardi) - Brown titiBrown TitiThe brown titi, Callicebus brunneus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.-External links:*...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) brunneus) - Ashy black titiAshy Black TitiThe ashy black titi, Callicebus cinerascens, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) cinerascens) - Hoffmanns's titiHoffmanns's TitiHoffmann's Titi, Callicebus hoffmannsi, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) hoffmannsi) - Red-bellied titiRed-bellied TitiThe red-bellied titi or dusky titi, Callicebus moloch, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil. It lives in forests and thickets....
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) moloch) - Barbara Brown's titiBarbara Brown's TitiBarbara Brown's titi, Callicebus barbarabrownae, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey. This critically endangered species is endemic to the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that less than 250 mature individuals remain....
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) barbarabrownae) - Coimbra Filho's titiCoimbra Filho's TitiCoimbra Filho's titi or just Coimbra's titi is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to forests in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Sergipe. It was first discovered by Shuji Kobayashi. It is considered one of the most endangered of all Neotropical primates. It is named after...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) coimbrai) - Coastal black-handed titiCoastal Black-handed TitiThe coastal black-handed titi, Callicebus melanochir, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) melanochir) - Black-fronted titiBlack-fronted TitiThe black-fronted titi, Callicebus nigrifrons, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) nigrifrons) - Atlantic titiAtlantic TitiThe Atlantic titi or masked titi, Callicebus personatus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-Distribution and general features:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) personatus) - Chestnut-bellied titiChestnut-bellied TitiThe chestnut-bellied titi, Callicebus caligatus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) caligatus) - Coppery titiCoppery TitiThe coppery titi, Callicebus cupreus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in the Amazon of Brazil and Peru, and perhaps Bolivia.-External links:*...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) cupreus) - White-tailed titiWhite-tailed TitiThe white-tailed titi, Callicebus discolor, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) discolor) - Hershkovitz's titiHershkovitz's TitiHershkovitz's titi, Callicebus dubius, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. The common name is a reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz....
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) dubius) - Ornate titiOrnate TitiThe ornate titi, Callicebus ornatus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Colombia.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) ornatus) - Stephen Nash's titiStephen Nash's TitiStephen Nash's titi , also known as just Nash's titi or Stephen Nash's monkey, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to the eastern bank of the Purus River in Brazil. It was discovered by Marc van Roosmalen in 2001 when local fishermen brought specimens to his breeding center....
, (Callicebus (Callicebus) stephennashi) - Lucifer titiLucifer TitiThe Lucifer titi, Callicebus lucifer, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
, (Callicebus (Torquatus) lucifer) - Black titiBlack TitiThe black titi, Callicebus lugens, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela....
, (Callicebus (Torquatus) lugens) - Colombian black-handed titiColombian Black-handed TitiThe Colombian black-handed titi, Callicebus medemi, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Colombia.-References:...
, (Callicebus (Torquatus) medemi) - Rio Purus titiRio Purus TitiThe Rio Purus titi, Callicebus purinus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil....
, (Callicebus (Torquatus) purinus) - Red-headed titiRed-headed TitiThe red-headed titi, Callicebus regulus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil....
, (Callicebus (Torquatus) regulus) - Collared titiCollared TitiThe collared titi, Callicebus torquatus, is a species or a closely related complex of species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America.- Taxonomy :...
, (Callicebus (Torquatus) torquatus) - Madidi titi, (Callicebus aureipalatii)
- Caquetá titiCaquetá TitiThe Caquetá titi , also known as the Red-Bearded Titi or the Bushy-Bearded Titi, is a species of titi monkey endemic to Colombia found in the Department of Caquetá region. Taxonomically, it is a member of the Callicebus cupreus group, following Shunsuke Kobayashi's Callicebus grouping...
, (Callicebus caquetensis)
- White-eared titi
- Genus Callicebus
- Subfamily PitheciinaePitheciinaePitheciinae is a subfamily of the New World monkey family Pitheciidae. It contains three genera and 9 species. Pitheciines are forest dwellers from northern and central South America, east of the Andes....
- Genus Pithecia
- White-faced sakiWhite-faced SakiThe white-faced saki , also known as the Guianan saki and the golden-faced saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Timbuktu...
, (Pithecia pithecia) - Monk sakiMonk SakiThe monk saki, Pithecia monachus, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in forested areas. It can grow up to be 37–48 cm long and weigh about 1.5-3 kilograms, approximately the same as a large...
, (Pithecia monachus) - Rio Tapajós sakiRio Tapajós SakiThe Rio Tapajós saki is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru....
, (Pithecia irrorata) - Equatorial sakiEquatorial SakiThe equatorial saki, Pithecia aequatorialis, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:...
, (Pithecia aequatorialis) - White-footed sakiWhite-footed SakiThe white-footed saki is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil....
, (Pithecia albicans)
- White-faced saki
- Genus Chiropotes
- Black bearded sakiBlack Bearded SakiThe Black bearded saki is a species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey. This critically endangered species is endemic to the far eastern Amazon in Brazil, it being restricted to a relatively small region from the Tocantins River in Pará east to around the Grajaú River in Maranhão...
, (Chiropotes satanas) - Red-backed bearded sakiRed-backed Bearded SakiThe Red-backed bearded saki, Chiropotes chiropotes, is a species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found north of the Amazon River and east of the Branco River in Brazil and the Guianas. It is possible the scientific name C...
, (Chiropotes chiropotes) - Brown-backed bearded sakiBrown-backed Bearded SakiThe Brown-backed bearded saki, Chiropotes israelita, is a species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to the Amazon in north-western Brazil and southern Venezuela. It is possible the correct scientific name for this species is C...
, (Chiropotes israelita) - Uta Hick's bearded sakiUta Hick's Bearded SakiUta Hick's bearded saki, Chiropotes utahicki, is an endangered species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to Brazil, where restricted to the Amazon between the Xingu and Tocantins Rivers. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the more easternly C. satanas, but its back...
, (Chiropotes utahickae) - White-nosed sakiWhite-nosed SakiThe white-nosed saki, Chiropotes albinasus, is an endangered species of bearded saki, a type of New World monkey, endemic to the south-central Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Both its scientific and common name were caused by the authors working from specimens, where the skin on and around the nose...
, (Chiropotes albinasus)
- Black bearded saki
- Genus CacajaoUakariUakari is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. Both the English and scientific names are believed to have originated from indigenous languages....
- Black-headed uakariBlack-headed UakariThe black-headed uakari , also known as the golden-backed black uakari, is a New World primate from the family Pitheciidae...
, (Cacajao melanocephalus) - Bald uakariBald UakariThe bald uakari or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey with a very short tail, red face, a bald head, and long coat...
, (Cacajao calvus) - Aracá uakari, (Cacajao ayresii)
- Neblina uakariNeblina UakariThe Neblina uakari is a newly described species of monkey from the far northwest Brazilian Amazon and adjacent southern Venezuela. It was found by Jean-Phillipe Boubli of the University of Auckland and described together with the more easternly distributed Aracá Uakari in 2008...
, (Cacajao hosomi)
- Black-headed uakari
- Genus Pithecia
- Subfamily Callicebinae
- Family AtelidaeAtelidaeAtelidae is one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It was formerly included in the family Cebidae. Atelids are generally larger monkeys; the family includes the howler, spider, woolly and woolly spider monkeys...
: howler, spider and woolly monkeys- Subfamily Alouattinae
- Genus Alouatta
- Ursine howlerUrsine HowlerThe Ursine howler is a species of howler monkey native to Venezuela, and possibly Colombia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Venezuelan red howler and classified as Alouatta seniculus arctoidea....
, (Alouatta arctoidea) - Red-handed howlerRed-handed HowlerThe red-handed howler is a vulnerable species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to Brazil, where found in the south-eastern Amazon and disjunctly in Atlantic Forest between Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe....
, (Alouatta belzebul) - Black howlerBlack HowlerThe Black howler is a species of howler monkey, a large New World monkey, from northeast Argentina, east Bolivia, east and south Brazil and Paraguay. Together with the brown howler, it is the southernmost member of the Alouatta genus. Only the adult male is black; adult females and juveniles of...
, (Alouatta caraya) - Coiba Island howlerCoiba Island HowlerThe Coiba Island howler is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Panama. Although the Coiba Island howler is generally recognized as a separate species, mitochondrial DNA testing is inconclusive as to whether it is actually a subspecies of the mantled howler...
, (Alouatta coibensis) - Spix's red-handed howlerSpix's Red-handed HowlerSpix's red-handed howler is a vulnerable species of howler monkey native to the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil. Major threats include deforestation and hunting...
, (Alouatta discolor) - Brown howlerBrown HowlerThe Brown howler , also known as Brown howling monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, that lives in forests in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina . It lives in groups of 2 to 11 individuals...
, (Alouatta guariba) - Juruá red howlerJuruá Red HowlerThe Juruá red howler is a species of howler monkey, native to Peru, Brazil and possibly Colombia....
, (Alouatta juara) - Guyanan red howlerGuyanan Red HowlerThe Guyanan red howler is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, native to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, French Guiana and Brazil....
, (Alouatta macconnelli) - Amazon black howlerAmazon Black HowlerThe Amazon black howler is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to the south-central Amazon in Brazil. Until 2001, most authorities included it as a subspecies of the red-handed howler, though its distinction had already been pointed out much earlier...
, (Alouatta nigerrima) - Mantled howlerMantled HowlerThe mantled howler , or golden-mantled howling monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America...
, (Alouatta palliata) - Guatemalan black howlerGuatemalan Black HowlerThe Guatemalan black howler, or Yucatan black howler, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America. It is found in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, in and near the Yucatan Peninsula. It lives in evergreen, semi-deciduous and lowland rain forests...
, (Alouatta pigra) - Purus red howlerPurus Red HowlerThe Purus red howler is a species of howler monkey native to Brazil and Peru....
, (Alouatta puruensis) - Bolivian red howlerBolivian Red HowlerThe Bolivian red howler is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Bolivia.-External links:* *...
, (Alouatta sara) - Venezuelan red howlerVenezuelan Red HowlerThe Venezuelan red howler is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil...
, (Alouatta seniculus) - Maranhão red-handed howlerMaranhão Red-handed HowlerThe Maranhão red-handed howler is an endangered species of howler monkey that is endemic to forests in the northeast Brazilian states of Ceará, Maranhão and Piauí. It was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Red-handed Howler, but unlike that species the Maranhão Red-handed Howler is...
, (Alouatta ululata)
- Ursine howler
- Genus Alouatta
- Subfamily AtelinaeAtelinaeAtelinae is a subfamily of New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, and includes the various spider and woolly monkeys. The primary distinguishing feature of the atelines is their long prehensile tail which can support their entire body weight....
- Genus AtelesSpider monkeySpider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil...
- Red-faced spider monkeyRed-faced Spider MonkeyThe red-faced spider monkey, Guiana spider monkey, or red-faced black spider monkey, Ateles paniscus, is a species of spider monkey found in the rain forests in northern South America....
, (Ateles paniscus) - White-fronted spider monkeyWhite-fronted Spider MonkeyThe white-fronted spider monkey , also known as the long-haired or white-bellied spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil, ranging as far south as the lower Ucayali...
, (Ateles belzebuth) - Peruvian spider monkeyPeruvian Spider MonkeyThe Peruvian spider monkey is a species of spider monkey that lives not only in Peru, but also in Brazil and Bolivia. At two feet long, they are relatively large among species of monkey, and their strong, prehensile tails can be up to three feet long. Unlike many species of monkey, they have...
, (Ateles chamek) - Brown spider monkeyBrown Spider MonkeyThe brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela. Its taxonomic history has been confusing, and in the past it has been treated as a subspecies of either the...
, (Ateles hybridus) - White-cheeked spider monkeyWhite-cheeked Spider MonkeyThe white-cheeked spider monkey, Ateles marginatus, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.There are many different varieties of spider monkeys that make their home in the upper levels of the rain forest...
, (Ateles marginatus) - Black-headed spider monkeyBlack-headed Spider MonkeyThe Black-headed spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is found in Colombia, Nicaragua and Panama. Although primatologists such as Colin Groves follow Kellogg and Goldman in treating A...
, (Ateles fusciceps) - Geoffroy's spider monkeyGeoffroy's Spider MonkeyGeoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi, also known as black-handed spider monkey, is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small portion of Colombia. There are at least five subspecies. Some primatologists classify the...
, (Ateles geoffroyi)
- Red-faced spider monkey
- Genus Brachyteles
- Southern muriquiSouthern MuriquiThe southern muriqui, Brachyteles arachnoides, is a muriqui species endemic to Brazil. It is found in the Brazilian states of Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. This New World monkey is known locally as mono carvoeiro, which translates to charcoal monkey.Muriquis...
, (Brachyteles arachnoides) - Northern muriquiNorthern MuriquiThe northern muriqui is an endangered muriqui species endemic to Brazil. It is unusual among primates in that shows egaliterian social relationship. It is found in the Atlantic Forest region of the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Bahia. Muriquis are the...
, (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)
- Southern muriqui
- Genus Lagothrix
- Brown woolly monkeyBrown Woolly MonkeyThe brown woolly monkey or common woolly monkey or Humboldt's Woolly Monkey is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. It lives in groups of 2 to 70 individuals, usually splitting the group into smaller subgroups while in activity.Many published sources give the systematic name as L...
, (Lagothrix lagotricha) - Gray woolly monkeyGray Woolly MonkeyThe gray woolly monkey, Lagothrix cana, is a woolly monkey species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru....
, (Lagothrix cana) - Colombian woolly monkeyColombian Woolly MonkeyThe Colombian woolly monkey, Lagothrix lugens, is a critically endangered species of woolly monkey from Colombia and possibly also Venezuela.-References:...
, (Lagothrix lugens) - Silvery woolly monkeySilvery Woolly MonkeyThe silvery woolly monkey , also known as Poeppig's woolly monkey, is a woolly monkey species from South America. Named after the German zoologist Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, it is found in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru....
, (Lagothrix poeppigii)
- Brown woolly monkey
- Genus OreonaxYellow-tailed Woolly MonkeyThe yellow-tailed woolly monkey is a New World monkey endemic to Peru. It is a rare primate species found only in the Peruvian Andes, in the departments of Amazonas and San Martin as well as bordering areas of La Libertad, Huanuco and Loreto...
- Yellow-tailed woolly monkeyYellow-tailed Woolly MonkeyThe yellow-tailed woolly monkey is a New World monkey endemic to Peru. It is a rare primate species found only in the Peruvian Andes, in the departments of Amazonas and San Martin as well as bordering areas of La Libertad, Huanuco and Loreto...
, (Oreonax flavicauda)
- Yellow-tailed woolly monkey
- Genus Ateles
- Subfamily Alouattinae
- Family Callitrichidae: marmosets and tamarins
- Parvorder CatarrhiniCatarrhiniCatarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...
- Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
- Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
- Genus AllenopithecusAllen's Swamp MonkeyAllen's swamp monkey is a primate species that is categorized in its own genus Allenopithecus in the Old World monkey family...
- Allen's swamp monkeyAllen's Swamp MonkeyAllen's swamp monkey is a primate species that is categorized in its own genus Allenopithecus in the Old World monkey family...
, (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
- Allen's swamp monkey
- Genus Miopithecus
- Angolan talapoinAngolan TalapoinThe Angolan talapoin , also known as the southern talapoin, is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in riparian habitats in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Unlike the related Gabon talapoin, the Angolan Talapoin has blackish ears and facial skin down to...
, (Miopithecus talapoin) - Gabon talapoinGabon TalapoinThe Gabon talapoin , also known as the northern talapoin, is a small species of African monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Republic, western Republic of the Congo and far northern Angola...
, (Miopithecus ogouensis)
- Angolan talapoin
- Genus ErythrocebusPatas MonkeyThe patas monkey , also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus...
- Patas monkeyPatas MonkeyThe patas monkey , also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus...
, (Erythrocebus patas)
- Patas monkey
- Genus ChlorocebusChlorocebusChlorocebus is a genus of medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. There are six species currently recognized, although some classify them all as a single species with numerous subspecies...
- Green monkeyGreen MonkeyThe green monkey , also known as the Callithrix monkey, is an Old World monkey with golden-green fur and pale hands and feet. The tip of the tail is golden yellow as are the backs of the thighs and cheek whiskers. It does not have a distinguishing band of fur on the brow, like other Chlorocebus...
, (Chlorocebus sabaeus) - GrivetGrivetThe grivet is an Old World monkey with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face. Some authorities consider this and all of the members of the genus Chlorocebus to be a single species, Cercopithecus aethiops. As here defined, the grivet is restricted to Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti and...
, (Chlorocebus aethiops) - Bale Mountains vervetBale Mountains VervetThe Bale Mountains vervet is a terrestrial Old World monkey endemic to Ethiopia, found in the bamboo forests of the Bale Mountains. It was originally described as a subspecies of the grivet . All species in Chlorocebus were formerly in the genus Cercopithecus....
, (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) - Tantalus monkeyTantalus MonkeyThe Tantalus monkey is an Old World monkey endemic to Ghana, Sudan, and Kenya. It was originally described as a subspecies of the grivet...
, (Chlorocebus tantalus) - Vervet monkeyVervet MonkeyThe vervet monkey , or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus....
, (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) - MalbrouckMalbrouckThe malbrouck is a primate from Africa that belongs to the genus Chlorocebus. The species is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the Vervet Monkey , or of the widespread Grivet ....
, (Chlorocebus cynosuros)
- Green monkey
- Genus Cercopithecus
- Dryas monkeyDryas MonkeyThe Dryas monkey , also known as Salonga monkey or ntolu, is a little-known species of guenon found only in the Congo Basin, restricted to the left bank of the Congo River. It is now established that the animals previously classified as Cercopithecus salongo were in fact Dryas monkeys...
or Salongo monkey, (Cercopithecus dryas) - Diana monkeyDiana MonkeyThe Diana monkey is an Old World monkey found in West Africa, from Sierra Leone to Côte d'Ivoire.The Diana monkey ranges from 40 to 55 cm in length, excluding its tail, which is of a uniform 3–4 cm diameter and 50–75 cm long. Adults weigh between 4–7 kg...
, (Cercopithecus diana) - Roloway monkeyRoloway MonkeyThe Roloway monkey is a species of Old World monkey found in a small area of eastern Côte d'Ivoire and the forests of Ghana, between the Sassandra and Pra Rivers....
, (Cercopithecus roloway) - Greater spot-nosed monkeyGreater Spot-nosed MonkeyThe greater spot-nosed monkey or Putty-nosed monkey is one of the smallest Old World monkeys. It is a guenon of the C. mitis group, native to West Africa and living to some extent in rain forests but more often in the transition zone between rain forest and savannah. It is primarily arboreal and...
, (Cercopithecus nictitans) - Blue monkeyBlue MonkeyThe blue monkey or diademed monkey is a species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa, ranging from the upper Congo River basin east to the Great Rift Valley and south to northern Angola and Zambia...
, (Cercopithecus mitis) - Silver monkeySilver MonkeyThe silver monkey is a species of Old World monkey found primarily in East Africa. Its range includes Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The silver monkey was previously considered a subspecies of the blue monkey .- External links :* Flickr -...
, (Cercopithecus doggetti) - Golden monkeyGolden MonkeyThe golden monkey is a species of Old World monkey found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, including four national parks: Mgahinga, in south-west Uganda; Volcanoes, in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga and Kahuzi-Biéga, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
, (Cercopithecus kandti) - Sykes' monkeySykes' MonkeySykes' monkey , also known as the white-throated monkey or Samango monkey, is an Old World monkey found between Ethiopia and South Africa, including south and east Democratic Republic of Congo...
, (Cercopithecus albogularis) - Mona monkeyMona MonkeyThe mona monkey is an Old World monkey that lives throughout western Africa. The mona monkey can also be found on the island of Grenada as it was transported to the island aboard slave ships headed to the New World during the 18th century. This guenon lives in groups of up to 35 in arboreal regions...
, (Cercopithecus mona) - Campbell's mona monkeyCampbell's Mona MonkeyCampbell's mona monkey , also known as Campbell's guenon and Campbell's monkey, is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family...
, (Cercopithecus campbelli) - Lowe's mona monkeyLowe's Mona MonkeyLowe's mona monkey is an Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found from the Ivory Coast to Ghana. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Campbell's mona monkey C. campbelli....
, (Cercopithecus lowei) - Crested mona monkeyCrested Mona MonkeyThe crested mona monkey , also known as the crowned guenon, crowned monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or golden-bellied monkey, is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family...
, (Cercopithecus pogonias) - Wolf's mona monkeyWolf's Mona MonkeyThe Wolf's mona monkey , also called Wolf's guenon, is a colorful Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in central Africa, primarily between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It lives in primary and secondary lowland rainforest and swamp forest.-Taxonomy:Wolf's...
, (Cercopithecus wolfi) - Dent's mona monkeyDent's Mona MonkeyDent's mona monkey is an Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Congo, Rwanda, western Uganda, and the Central African Republic. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Wolf's mona monkey C. wolf....
, (Cercopithecus denti) - Lesser spot-nosed monkeyLesser Spot-nosed MonkeyThe lesser spot-nosed monkey, lesser spot-nosed guenon, lesser white-nosed guenon, or lesser white-nosed monkey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, possibly Gambia, possibly Guinea-Bissau, and...
, (Cercopithecus petaurista) - White-throated guenonWhite-throated GuenonThe white-throated guenon , also known as the red-bellied monkey and the red-bellied guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives on trees of rainforests or tropical areas of Nigeria and Benin....
, (Cercopithecus erythrogaster) - Sclater's guenonSclater's GuenonSclater's guenon , also known as Sclater's monkey and the Nigerian monkey, is an Old World monkey that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1904 and named after Philip Sclater. It is an arboreal and diurnal primate that lives in the forests of southern Nigeria...
, (Cercopithecus sclateri) - Red-eared guenonRed-eared GuenonThe red-eared guenon, red-eared monkey, or russet-eared guenon is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Cercopithecus erythrotis) - Moustached guenonMoustached GuenonThe moustached guenon or moustached monkey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon....
, (Cercopithecus cephus) - Red-tailed monkeyRed-tailed MonkeyThe red-tailed monkey, black-cheeked white-nosed monkey, red-tailed guenon, redtail monkey, or Schmidt's guenon is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania,...
, (Cercopithecus ascanius) - L'Hoest's monkeyL'Hoest's MonkeyL'Hoest's monkey , or mountain monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo basin. They mostly live in mountainous forest areas in small, female-dominated groups...
, (Cercopithecus lhoesti) - Preuss's monkeyPreuss's MonkeyPreuss's monkey , also known as Preuss's guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives terrestrially in mountainous forests of eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the L'Hoest's monkey Preuss's monkey (Cercopithecus preussi),...
, (Cercopithecus preussi) - Sun-tailed monkeySun-tailed MonkeyThe sun-tailed monkey , also known as the sun-tailed guenon, is a primate that lives semi-terrestrially in one hilly area of moist evergreen forest in Gabon....
, (Cercopithecus solatus) - Hamlyn's monkeyHamlyn's MonkeyHamlyn's monkey , also known as the owl-faced monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that inhabits the bamboo and primary rainforests of the Congo. This species is exceedingly rare and known only from a few specimens; little is known about it...
or Owl-faced Monkey, (Cercopithecus hamlyni) - De Brazza's monkeyDe Brazza's MonkeyDe Brazza's monkey is an Old World monkey endemic to the wetlands of central Africa.- Taxonomy :Locally known as swamp monkeys, these primates are named after the Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. They were given the species name neglectus because of their skill in hiding from...
, (Cercopithecus neglectus)
- Dryas monkey
- Genus MacacaMacaqueThe macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. - Description :Aside from humans , the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to Afghanistan and, in the case of the barbary macaque, to North Africa...
- Barbary macaqueBarbary MacaqueThe Barbary Macaque , or Common macaque, is a macaque with no tail. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco with a small population, of unknown origin, in Gibraltar, the Barbary Macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species. Besides humans, they are the only primates that...
, (Macaca sylvanus) - Lion-tailed macaqueLion-tailed MacaqueThe lion-tailed macaque is an Old World monkey that is endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.-Physical Characteristics:...
, (Macaca silenus) - Southern pig-tailed macaqueSouthern Pig-tailed MacaqueThe southern pig-tailed macaque is a medium-sized Old World monkey found in the southern half of the Malay Peninsula , Borneo, Sumatra and Bangka Island. This omnivorous macaque is mostly found in forest, but will also enter plantations and gardens...
or Beruk, (Macaca nemestrina) - Northern pig-tailed macaqueNorthern Pig-tailed MacaqueThe northern pig-tailed macaque is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of M. nemestrina...
, (Macaca leonina) - Pagai Island macaquePagai Island MacaqueThe Pagai Island macaque , also known as the Pagai macaque or Bokkoi, is an Old World monkey that is endemic to the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List due to its ever-shrinking habitat. It formerly included the overall darker M...
or Bokkoi, (Macaca pagensis) - Siberut macaqueSiberut MacaqueThe Siberut macaque is a vulnerable species of macaque, which is endemic to Siberut Island in Indonesia. It was formerly considered conspecific with M. pagensis , but this arrangement is polyphyletic. Both were formerly considered subspecies of M. nemestrina....
, (Macaca siberu) - Moor macaqueMoor MacaqueThe moor macaque is a macaque with brown/black body fur with a pale rump patch and pink bare skin on the rump. It is about 50-58.5 cm and eats figs, bamboo seeds, buds, sprouts, invertebrates and cereals in tropical rainforests...
, (Macaca maura) - Booted macaqueBooted MacaqueThe booted macaque is a macaque of the Sulawesi island, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal and spends most of the day in the trees.It is 50–59 cm long plus a tail of 35–40 cm....
, (Macaca ochreata) - Tonkean macaqueTonkean MacaqueThe Tonkean black macaque or Tonkean macaque is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to central Sulawesi and the nearby Togian Islands in Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Macaca tonkeana) - Heck's macaqueHeck's MacaqueHeck's macaque is a macaque of the Sulawesi island, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal.Heck's macaque feeds on fruits.-External links:*...
, (Macaca hecki) - Gorontalo macaqueGorontalo MacaqueThe Dumoga-bone Macaque or Gorontalo macaque is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia....
, (Macaca nigrescens) - Celebes crested macaqueCelebes Crested MacaqueThe Celebes crested macaque , also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the northeast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi as well as on smaller neighboring islands.-Description:Its skin and hairless face is, with the...
or Black "Ape", (Macaca nigra) - Crab-eating macaqueCrab-eating MacaqueThe Crab-eating macaque is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. It is also called the "long-tailed macaque", and is referred to as the "cynomolgus monkey" in laboratories.-Etymology:...
or Long-tailed Macaque or Kera, (Macaca fascicularis) - Stump-tailed macaqueStump-tailed MacaqueThe stump-tailed macaque , also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque found in Southern Asia. In India, it is found in south of the Brahmaputra river, in northeastern part of the country.Its range in India extends from Assam and Meghalaya to eastern Aruanchal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur,...
or Bear Macaque, (Macaca arctoides) - Rhesus macaqueRhesus MacaqueThe Rhesus macaque , also called the Rhesus monkey, is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys. It is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats...
, (Macaca mulatta) - Formosan rock macaqueFormosan Rock MacaqueThe Formosan Rock Macaque is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan and has been introduced to Japan. Besides humans, Formosan Rock Macaques are the only native primates living in Taiwan.-Physical Characteristics:...
, (Macaca cyclopis) - Japanese macaqueJapanese MacaqueThe Japanese macaque , historically known as saru , but now known as Nihonzaru to distinguish it from other primates, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species native to Japan....
, (Macaca fuscata) - Toque macaqueToque MacaqueThe toque macaque is a reddish-brown coloured Old World monkey endemic to both Sri Lanka, where it is locally known as the 'Rilewa' or 'Rilawa'...
, (Macaca sinica) - Bonnet macaqueBonnet MacaqueThe bonnet macaque is a macaque endemic to southern India. Its distribution is limited by the Indian Ocean on three sides and the Godavari and Tapti Rivers along with a related competing species of rhesus macaque in the north....
, (Macaca radiata) - Assam macaqueAssam MacaqueThe Assam macaque is a macaque of the Old World monkey family native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, the species is listed as Near Threatened by IUCN, as it is experiencing significant declines due to hunting, habitat degradation and fragmentation.- Characteristics :The Assam macaque has...
, (Macaca assamensis) - Tibetan macaqueTibetan macaqueThe Tibetan macaque , also known as the Chinese stump-tailed macaque or Milne-Edwards' macaque, is found from eastern Tibet east to Guangdong and north to Shaanxi in China and has recently been reported from north-eastern India. This species lives in subtropical forests at altitude that range from...
or Milne-Edwards' Macaque, (Macaca thibetana) - Arunachal macaqueArunachal MacaqueThe Arunachal macaque , a relatively large brown primate with a comparatively short tail, is a macaque native to Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. Its species name comes from Munzala as it was called by the Dirang Monpa tribe...
or munzala, (Macaca munzala)
- Barbary macaque
- Genus Lophocebus
- Grey-cheeked mangabeyGrey-cheeked MangabeyThe grey-cheeked mangabey is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa. It ranges from Cameroon down to Gabon. The grey-cheeked mangabey is a dark monkey, looking in shape overall like a small, hairy baboon. Its thick brown fur is almost black in its forest home, with a slightly...
, (Lophocebus albigena) - Black crested mangabeyBlack Crested MangabeyThe Black crested mangabey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Lophocebus aterrimus) - Opdenbosch's mangabeyOpdenbosch's MangabeyOpdenbosch's mangabey is a species of crested mangabey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black crested mangabey, ....
, (Lophocebus opdenboschi) - Uganda mangabeyUganda MangabeyThe Uganda mangabey is a species of Old World monkey found only in Uganda. This crested mangabey was previously thought to be just be a population of the grey-cheeked mangabey . Colin Groves upgraded the Ugandan population into the new species L. ugandae on February 16, 2007...
, (Lophocebus ugandae) - Johnston's mangabeyJohnston's MangabeyJohnston’s mangabey is a species of crested mangabey in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey , but recently was given the status of species by Groves, with Osman Hill's mangabey and the Uganda mangabey ....
, (Lophocebus johnstoni) - Osman Hill's mangabeyOsman Hill's MangabeyOsman Hill’s mangabey is a species of crested mangabey in the Cercopithecidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-cheeked mangabey, L. albigena. It was named after William Charles Osman Hill, a primatologist, anthropologist, and anatomist from the 20th century....
, (Lophocebus osmani)
- Grey-cheeked mangabey
- Genus Rungwecebus
- KipunjiKipunjiThe kipunji is a species of Old World monkey that lives in the highland forests of Tanzania. It is the only member of its genus. Also known as the highland mangabey, it is about three feet long and has long brown fur, which stands in tufts on the sides and top of its head. Its face and eyelids...
, (Rungwecebus kipunji)
- Kipunji
- Genus Papio
- Hamadryas baboonHamadryas BaboonThe Hamadryas baboon is a species of baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons; being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. These regions provide habitats with the advantage for this species of fewer natural...
, (Papio hamadryas) - Guinea baboonGuinea BaboonThe Guinea baboon is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. Some classifications list only two species in the genus Papio, this one and the Hamadryas baboon. In those classifications, all other Papio species are considered subspecies of P...
, (Papio papio) - Olive baboonOlive BaboonThe olive baboon , also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae . The species is the most widely spread of all baboons: it is found in 25 countries throughout Africa, extending south from Mali to Ethiopia and to Tanzania. Isolated populations are also found in some...
, (Papio anubis) - Yellow baboonYellow BaboonThe yellow baboon is a baboon from the Old World monkey family.Cynocephalus literally means "dog-head" in Greek due to the shape of its muzzle and head. It has a slim body with long arms and legs and a yellowish-brown hair. It resembles the Chacma baboon but is smaller and its muzzle is not as...
, (Papio cynocephalus) - Chacma baboonChacma BaboonThe Chacma baboon , also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. With a body length of up to 115 cm and a weight from 15 to 31 kg, it is among the largest and heaviest baboon species. The Chacma is generally dark brown to gray in color,...
, (Papio ursinus)
- Hamadryas baboon
- Genus TheropithecusGeladaThe gelada , sometimes called the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with large populations in the Semien Mountains...
- GeladaGeladaThe gelada , sometimes called the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with large populations in the Semien Mountains...
, (Theropithecus gelada)
- Gelada
- Genus Cercocebus
- Sooty mangabeySooty MangabeyThe sooty mangabey is an Old World monkey found in forests from Senegal east to Ghana. It is famous for being believed to be the monkey that HIV-2 might have originated in before jumping species...
, (Cercocebus atys) - Collared mangabeyCollared MangabeyThe collared mangabey , also known as the red-capped mangabey, white-collared mangabey , or cherry-crowned mangabey, is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family of Old World monkeys. It formerly included the sooty mangabey as a subspecies...
, (Cercocebus torquatus) - Agile mangabeyAgile MangabeyThe agile mangabey is an Old World monkey of the white-eyelid mangabey group found in swampy forests of Central Africa in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and DR Congo. Until 1978, it was considered a subspecies of the Tana River mangabey . More...
, (Cercocebus agilis) - Golden-bellied mangabeyGolden-bellied MangabeyThe golden-bellied mangabey is a social Old World monkey found in swampy, humid forests south of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was previously considered a subspecies of the agile mangabey .-References:...
, (Cercocebus chrysogaster) - Tana River mangabeyTana River MangabeyThe Tana River mangabey is a highly endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. Some authorities have included the taxa agilis and sanjei as subspecies of this species, while others award these full species status.It is endemic to riverine forest patches along the lower Tana River...
, (Cercocebus galeritus) - Sanje mangabeySanje MangabeyThe Sanje mangabey is a highly endangered Old World monkey of the white-eyelid mangabey group from Tanzania. They are about 50-65 centimeters long, excluding tail, and weigh about 7-9 kilograms, and their body color is greyish. They live in valley forests, but are mostly ground-dwelling, which...
, (Cercocebus sanjei)
- Sooty mangabey
- Genus MandrillusMandrillusMandrillus is the genus of the mandrill and its close relative the drill. These two species are closely related to the baboons, and until recently were lumped together as a single species of baboon. Both Mandrillus species have long furrows on either side of their elongated snouts. The adult male...
- MandrillMandrillThe mandrill is a primate of the Old World monkey family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the drill. Both the mandrill and the drill were once classified as baboons in genus Papio, but recent research has determined they should be separated into their own genus, Mandrillus...
, (Mandrillus sphinx) - DrillDrill (mammal)The Drill is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae , closely related to the Baboons and even more closely to the Mandrill.-Description:...
, (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
- Mandrill
- Genus Allenopithecus
- Subfamily ColobinaeColobinaeColobinae is a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 59 species in 10 genera, including the skunk-like black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while others split them into...
- Genus Colobus
- Black colobusBlack ColobusThe black colobus or Satanic black colobus is an Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus. This monkey is considered by some to be the most primitive of the colobus monkeys. The black colobus has dark skin under a long black coat of fur and a long black tail...
, (Colobus satanas) - Angola colobusAngola ColobusThe Angola colobus, Angolan black-and-white colobus or Angolan colobus is an arboreal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobus genus....
, (Colobus angolensis) - King colobusKing ColobusThe king colobus , also known as the western black-and-white colobus, is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rain forests in a region stretching between Gambia and Côte d'Ivoire within Africa. It eats mainly leaves, but also fruits and flowers. Though it is arboreal, it...
, (Colobus polykomos) - Ursine colobusUrsine ColobusThe ursine colobus is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso...
, (Colobus vellerosus) - Mantled guerezaMantled GuerezaThe mantled guereza , also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black and white colobus monkey, a kind of Old World monkey...
, (Colobus guereza)
- Black colobus
- Genus ProcolobusProcolobusProcolobus is the genus of the red colobus monkeys and the olive colobus. Some authorities restrict the genus Procolobus to the olive colobus, placing the remaining in Piliocolobus. They are found in Africa where almost entirely restricted to forests...
- Western red colobusWestern Red ColobusThe western red colobus is a species of Old World monkey found in West African forests from Senegal to Ghana. All other species of red colobuses have formerly been considered subspecies of P. badius. It is often hunted by the common chimpanzee...
, (Procolobus badius) - Pennant's colobusPennant's ColobusPennant's colobus is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. Its distribution is peculiarly disjunct and has been considered a biogeographical puzzle, with one population on the island of Bioko , a second in the Niger River Delta in southern Nigeria, and a third in east-central...
, (Procolobus pennantii) - Preuss's red colobusPreuss's Red ColobusPreuss's red colobus is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion. An important population occurs in Korup National Park, Southwest Province, Cameroon, but the species' distribution is localized...
, (Procolobus preussi) - Thollon's red colobusThollon's Red ColobusThollon's red colobus , also known as the Tshuapa red colobus, is a species of red colobus monkey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lower Republic of the Congo. It is found south of Congo River and west of Lomami River. It had once been considered a subspecies of the P. badius...
, (Procolobus tholloni) - Central African red colobusCentral African Red ColobusThe Central African red colobus is an Old World monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in humid forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Sudan.-Taxonomy:...
, (Procolobus foai) - Ugandan red colobusUgandan Red ColobusThe Ugandan red colobus is a species of red colobus monkey found in forests of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Tanzania. It has been considered a subspecies of P. badius, and later a subspecies of P. foai. It was recognised as a distinct species by Groves in 2001, while others have suggested...
, (Procolobus tephrosceles) - Udzungwa red colobus, (Procolobus gordonorum)
- Zanzibar red colobusZanzibar Red ColobusThe Zanzibar red colobus is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. It is also known as Kirk's red colobus after Sir John Kirk , the British Resident of Zanzibar who first brought it to the attention of zoological...
, (Procolobus kirkii) - Tana River red colobusTana River Red ColobusThe Tana River red colobus , also called the eastern red colobus, is a highly endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to a narrow zone of gallery forest near the Tana River in southeastern Kenya. As all red colobuses, it was formerly considered a subspecies of a...
, (Procolobus rufomitratus) - Olive colobusOlive ColobusThe olive colobus or Van Beneden's colobus is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in tropical West Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone to Nigeria. Its natural habitats are second growth within tall forests, palm forests and swamps...
, (Procolobus verus)
- Western red colobus
- Genus SemnopithecusGray langurGray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus. All taxa have traditionally been placed in the single species Semnopithecus entellus...
- Nepal gray langurNepal Gray LangurNepal gray langur is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern China, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan...
, (Semnopithecus schistaceus) - Kashmir gray langurKashmir Gray LangurThe Kashmir gray langur is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in India west into Pakistani Kashmir and Nepal...
, (Semnopithecus ajax) - Tarai gray langurTarai Gray LangurThe Tarai gray langur is an Old World monkey, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur...
, (Semnopithecus hector) - Northern plains gray langurNorthern Plains Gray LangurThe northern plains gray langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in India on the lowlands north of the Godavari and Krishna rivers and south of the Ganges. It is thought to be introduced to western Bangladesh by Hindu pilgrims on the bank of the Jalangi River...
, (Semnopithecus entellus) - Black-footed gray langurBlack-footed Gray LangurThe black-footed gray langur is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey found in south India.-References:...
, (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) - Southern plains gray langurSouthern Plains Gray LangurThe southern plains gray langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in south west and west central India. Commonly known as Hanuman langur, this is the most widely found species of langur in India....
, (Semnopithecus dussumieri) - Tufted gray langurTufted Gray LangurThe tufted gray langur is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka. It is one of several Semnopithecus species named after characters from The Iliad, along with Semnopithecus hector...
, (Semnopithecus priam)
- Nepal gray langur
- Genus Trachypithecus
- Purple-faced langurPurple-faced LangurThe purple-faced langur , or purple-faced leaf monkey, is a species of Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka.This is a long-tailed arboreal species, mainly brown with a dark facemask and paler lower face...
, (Trachypithecus vetulus) - Nilgiri langurNilgiri LangurThe Nilgiri langur is a lutung found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka,Kodayar Hills in Tamil Nadu and many other hilly areas in Kerala and Tamil nadu. This primate has glossy black fur on its body and golden brown fur on its head...
, (Trachypithecus johnii) - Javan lutungJavan LutungThe Javan lutung, Trachypithecus auratus also known as the ebony lutung and Javan langur, is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It is most commonly glossy black with a brownish tinge to its legs, sides, and "sideburns". It is found on and endemic to the island of Java, as well as on...
, (Trachypithecus auratus) - Silvery lutungSilvery LutungThe silvery lutung , also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey. It is arboreal, living in coastal, mangrove, and riverine forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo....
or silvered leaf monkey, (Trachypithecus cristatus) - Indochinese lutungIndochinese LutungThe Indochinese lutung is a lutung native to Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Old World monkey was previously included in Trachypithecus cristatus and Trachypithecus villosus.Two subspecies are recognized:...
, (Trachypithecus germaini) - Tenasserim lutungTenasserim LutungThe Tenasserim lutung is a species of lutung. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand.It is named after the Tenasserim Hills....
, (Trachypithecus barbei) - Dusky leaf monkeyDusky Leaf Monkeythumb|200px|left|adult male spectacled langurThe dusky leaf monkey, spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family...
or spectacled leaf monkey, (Trachypithecus obscurus) - Phayre's leaf monkeyPhayre's Leaf MonkeyPhayre's leaf monkey , also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of lutung found in Southeast Asia. The species epithet commemorates Arthur Purves Phayre....
, (Trachypithecus phayrei) - Capped langurCapped LangurThe capped langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests...
, (Trachypithecus pileatus) - Shortridge's langurShortridge's LangurShortridge's langur is a lutung native to Burma and China....
, (Trachypithecus shortridgei) - Gee's golden langurGee's Golden LangurGee's golden langur , or simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered primate species of India...
, (Trachypithecus geei) - Francois' langurFrancois' LangurFrancois' langur or Francois' leaf monkey is a species of lutung and the type species of its species group. Francois' langur belongs to the Colobinae subfamily, Cercopithecidae family, in the Primates order...
, (Trachypithecus francoisi) - Hatinh langurHatinh LangurThe Hatinh langur is a highly threatened Old World monkey found in limestone forests in Vietnam, primarily in the Quang Binh Province. A recent survey discovered a small population living in the Quang Tri Province. Contrary to its name, it is not known from the Ha Tinh Province...
, (Trachypithecus hatinhensis) - White-headed langurWhite-headed LangurThe white-headed langur is a critically endangered langur from Cat Ba Island, Vietnam , and Guangxi, China . Both taxa are overall blackish, but the crown, cheeks and neck are yellowish in T. p. poliocephalus, while they, as suggested by its scientific name, are white in T. p...
, (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) - Laotian langurLaotian LangurThe Laotian langur or white-browed black langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to Laos. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests...
, (Trachypithecus laotum) - Delacour's langurDelacour's LangurThe Delacour's langur, or Delacour's lutung, is a critically endangered species of lutung endemic to Vietnam. It is considered to be one of the world's most endangered primate species...
, (Trachypithecus delacouri) - Indochinese black langurIndochinese Black LangurThe Indochinese black langur is a poorly known lutung native to Laos and adjacent Vietnam. It was originally described as a subspecies of T. auratus, but was later found to be a member of the T. francoisi group, with some maintaining it as a subspecies of that species...
, (Trachypithecus ebenus)
- Purple-faced langur
- Genus Presbytis
- Sumatran suriliSumatran SuriliThe Sumatran surili is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-External links:...
, (Presbytis melalophos) - Banded suriliBanded SuriliThe banded surili is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Indonesia island of Sumatra. It is threatened by habitat loss. Three subspecies, femoralis , robinsoni and percura, are recognized here, but the taxonomy is complex and...
, (Presbytis femoralis) - Sarawak suriliSarawak SuriliThe Sarawak surili is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo, where it is distributed north of the Kapuas River in Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Malaysia states of Sarawak and Sabah, and in Brunei. Its taxonomy is complex and...
, (Presbytis chrysomelas) - White-thighed suriliWhite-thighed SuriliThe white-thighed surili is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago and Sumatra. Four subspecies, siamensis , cana, paenulata and rhionis, are recognized here, but the taxonomy is disputed and in need of a review, and it...
, (Presbytis siamensis) - White-fronted suriliWhite-fronted SuriliThe white-fronted surili is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and possibly Brunei. Its body is mainly grey-brown, with a distinct white spot on the forehead. Its chin and lower cheeks are greyish. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
, (Presbytis frontata) - Javan suriliJavan SuriliThe Javan surili is an endangered species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot...
, (Presbytis comata) - Thomas's langurThomas's LangurThomas's langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Presbytis thomasi) - Hose's langurHose's LangurHose's langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan , and East Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.- External links :* ARKive -...
, (Presbytis hosei) - Maroon leaf monkeyMaroon Leaf MonkeyThe maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, or red leaf monkey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found on the southeast Asian island of Borneo and the nearby smaller Karimata....
, (Presbytis rubicunda) - Mentawai langurMentawai LangurThe Mentawai langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
or Joja, (Presbytis potenziani) - Natuna Island suriliNatuna Island SuriliThe Natuna Island surili is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Natuna Besar. It was separated from P. siamensis by Groves in 2001....
, (Presbytis natunae)
- Sumatran surili
- Genus Pygathrix
- Red-shanked doucRed-shanked DoucThe red-shanked douc is a species of Old World monkey, among the most colourful of all primates. This attractive monkey is sometimes called the "costumed ape" for its extravagant appearance. From its knees to its ankles it sports maroon-red "stockings", and it appears to wear white forearm length...
, (Pygathrix nemaeus) - Black-shanked doucBlack-shanked DoucThe black-shanked douc is an endangered species of douc found in forests of Vietnam and Cambodia. This species is unique among the doucs in having a largely greyish-blue face. A recent report by the Wildlife Conservation Society estimated that approximately 42,000 black-shanked doucs were present...
, (Pygathrix nigripes) - Gray-shanked doucGray-shanked DoucThe gray-shanked douc langur is a douc species native to the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Binh Dinh, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. The total population is estimated at 550 to 700 individuals.-Physical description:...
, (Pygathrix cinerea)
- Red-shanked douc
- Genus Rhinopithecus
- Golden snub-nosed monkeyGolden Snub-nosed MonkeyThe golden snub-nosed monkey is an Old World monkey in the Colobinae subfamily. It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central and Southwest China. The Chinese name is sichuan golden hair monkey . It is also widely referred to as the sichuan snub-nosed monkey...
, (Rhinopithecus roxellana) - Black snub-nosed monkeyBlack Snub-nosed MonkeyThe black snub-nosed monkey , also known as the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, is an endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to China, where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan golden hair monkey and the black golden hair monkey...
, (Rhinopithecus bieti) - Gray snub-nosed monkeyGray Snub-nosed MonkeyThe gray snub-nosed monkey , also known as the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to China, where it is known as the Guizhou golden hair monkey or gray golden hair monkey . It is threatened by habitat loss...
, (Rhinopithecus brelichi) - Myanmar snub-nosed monkeyMyanmar snub-nosed monkeyThe Myanmar snub-nosed monkey or Burmese snub-nosed monkey is a highly threatened species of colobine monkey found in northern Burma . The species is known in local dialects as mey nwoah . Rain allegedly causes it to sneeze due to the short upturned nasal flesh around its nostrils...
, (Rhinopithecus strykeri) - Tonkin snub-nosed langurTonkin Snub-nosed LangurThe Tonkin snub-nosed monkey or Dollman's snub-nosed monkey is a species of colobine endemic to northwestern Vietnam....
, (Rhinopithecus avunculus)
- Golden snub-nosed monkey
- Genus NasalisProboscis MonkeyThe proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Malay, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey that is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo...
- Proboscis monkeyProboscis MonkeyThe proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Malay, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey that is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo...
, (Nasalis larvatus)
- Proboscis monkey
- Genus SimiasPig-tailed LangurThe pig-tailed langur is a large, rather heavily built Old World monkey, which is adapted to climbing with its long arms. Its fur is black-brown, and its hairless face is also black. It is the only monkey in the subfamily Colobinae to have a relatively short tail; the tail is only slightly furred...
- Pig-tailed langurPig-tailed LangurThe pig-tailed langur is a large, rather heavily built Old World monkey, which is adapted to climbing with its long arms. Its fur is black-brown, and its hairless face is also black. It is the only monkey in the subfamily Colobinae to have a relatively short tail; the tail is only slightly furred...
, (Simias concolor)
- Pig-tailed langur
- Genus Colobus
- Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
- Superfamily Hominoidea
- Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or "lesser apes"
- Genus HylobatesHylobatesThe genus Hylobates is one of the four genera of gibbons. It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera have been elevated to the genus level. Hylobates remains the most speciose and widespread of gibbon genera, ranging from southern China to western and central Java...
- Lar gibbonLar GibbonThe lar gibbon , also known as the white-handed gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often seen in zoos.-Range:...
or white-handed gibbon, (Hylobates lar) - Agile gibbonAgile GibbonThe agile gibbon , also known as the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family, a group also collectively referred to as the "lesser apes"...
or black-handed gibbon, (Hylobates agilis) - Müller's Bornean gibbonMüller's Bornean GibbonMüller's Bornean gibbon , also known as the grey gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family.Unlike other gibbon species, Müller's Bornean gibbon does not show sexual dimorphism in its fur coloration. Its fur is grey or brown colored with a ring of bright fur around its face. On the...
, (Hylobates muelleri) - Silvery gibbonSilvery GibbonThe silvery gibbon is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. Its coat is bluish-grey in colour, with a dark grey or black cap. Like all gibbons, Silvery Gibbons lack external tails, have dorsally-placed scapula and reduced flexibility in the lumbar region. They have long, curved fingers...
, (Hylobates moloch) - Pileated gibbonPileated GibbonThe pileated gibbon is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family.The pileated gibbon has sexual dimorphism in fur coloration: males have a purely black fur, while the females have a white-grey colored fur with only the belly and head black...
or capped gibbon, (Hylobates pileatus) - Kloss's gibbonKloss's GibbonKloss's gibbon , also known as the Mentawai gibbon or the Bilou, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It resembles the Siamang with its black fur, but is considerably smaller and lacks the Siamang's distinctive throat pouch. Kloss's gibbon reaches a size 44 to 63 cm and weigh at most 6...
or Mentawai gibbon or Bilou, (Hylobates klossii)
- Lar gibbon
- Genus HoolockHoolock gibbonThe hoolock gibbons , also known as hoolocks, are two primate species from the family of the gibbons .Hoolocks are the second largest of the gibbons, after the Siamang. They reach a size of 60 to 90 cm and weigh 6 to 9 kg...
- Western hoolock gibbonWestern Hoolock GibbonThe western hoolock gibbon is a primate from the Hylobatidae family. The species is found in Assam, Bangladesh and in Myanmar west of the Chindwin River.-Classification:...
, (Hoolock hoolock) - Eastern hoolock gibbonEastern Hoolock GibbonThe eastern hoolock gibbon is a primate from the Hylobatidae family. The species is found in extreme eastern corner of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar east of the Chindwin River, and in south west Yunnan of China....
, (Hoolock leuconedys)
- Western hoolock gibbon
- Genus Symphalangus
- SiamangSiamangThe siamang is a tailless, arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg...
, (Symphalangus syndactylus)
- Siamang
- Genus NomascusNomascusNomascus is the second most speciose genus of gibbons . Originally this genus was a subgenus of Hylobates, and all individuals were considered one species, Hylobates concolor. Species within Nomascus are characterized by 52 chromosomes...
- Concolor or black crested gibbon, (Nomascus concolor)
- Eastern black crested gibbonEastern Black Crested GibbonThe eastern black crested gibbon is a species of gibbon that was once widespread in China and Vietnam. There are two subspecies....
, (Nomascus nasutus) - Northern white-cheeked gibbon, (Nomascus leucogenys)
- Yellow-cheeked gibbonYellow-cheeked GibbonThe yellow-cheeked gibbon , also called the yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, the golden-cheeked crested gibbon or the buffed-cheeked gibbon, is a species of gibbon native to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia....
, (Nomascus gabriellae)
- Genus Hylobates
- Family HominidaeHominidaeThe Hominidae or include them .), as the term is used here, form a taxonomic family, including four extant genera: chimpanzees , gorillas , humans , and orangutans ....
: great apes, including humans- Subfamily PonginaePonginaePonginae is a subfamily in the hominidae family. It contains a number of genera, all but one extinct:*Pongo *†Gigantopithecus*†Sivapithecus*†Lufengpithecus*†Ankarapithecus*†Ouranopithecus*†Griphopithecus...
- Genus PongoOrangutanOrangutans are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. The largest living arboreal animals, they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping...
- Bornean orangutanBornean OrangutanThe Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Together with the slightly smaller Sumatran orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia....
, (Pongo pygmaeus) - Sumatran orangutanSumatran OrangutanThe Sumatran orangutan is one of the two species of orangutans. Found only on the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, it is rarer and smaller than the Bornean orangutan. The Sumatran orangutan grows to about tall and in males...
, (Pongo abelii)
- Bornean orangutan
- Genus Pongo
- Subfamily HomininaeHomininaeHomininae is a subfamily of Hominidae, which includes humans, gorillas and chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives; it comprises all those hominids, such as Australopithecus, that arose after the split from orangutans . Our family tree, which has 3 main branches leading to chimpanzees, humans and...
- Tribe Gorillini
- Genus GorillaGorillaGorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
- Western gorillaWestern GorillaThe western gorilla is a great ape and the most populous species of the genus Gorilla.-Taxonomy:Nearly all of the individuals of this taxon belong to the western lowland gorilla subspecies whose population is approximately 95,000 individuals...
, (Gorilla gorilla) - Eastern gorillaEastern GorillaThe eastern gorilla is a species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. The eastern lowland gorilla is the most populous, at about 5,000 individuals. The mountain gorilla has only about 700 individuals...
, (Gorilla beringei)
- Western gorilla
- Genus Gorilla
- Tribe HomininiHomininiHominini is the tribe of Homininae that comprises Homo, and the two species of the genus Pan , their ancestors, and the extinct lineages of their common ancestor . Members of the tribe are called hominins...
- Genus PanChimpanzeeChimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
- Common chimpanzeeCommon ChimpanzeeThe common chimpanzee , also known as the robust chimpanzee, is a great ape. Colloquially, the common chimpanzee is often called the chimpanzee , though technically this term refers to both species in the genus Pan: the common chimpanzee and the closely related bonobo, formerly called the pygmy...
, (Pan troglodytes) - BonoboBonoboThe bonobo , Pan paniscus, previously called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often, the dwarf or gracile chimpanzee, is a great ape and one of the two species making up the genus Pan. The other species in genus Pan is Pan troglodytes, or the common chimpanzee...
or pygmy chimpanzee, (Pan paniscus)
- Common chimpanzee
- Genus HomoHomo (genus)Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and species closely related to them. The genus is estimated to be about 2.3 to 2.4 million years old, evolving from australopithecine ancestors with the appearance of Homo habilis....
- HumanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
, (Homo sapiens)
- Human
- Genus Pan
- Tribe Gorillini
- Subfamily Ponginae
- Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or "lesser apes"
- Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
- Parvorder Platyrrhini
- Infraorder Tarsiiformes
See also
- List of fossil primates
- List of lemur species
- List of human evolution fossils
- Mammal classificationMammal classificationMammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus initially defined the class. Many earlier ideas have been completely abandoned by modern taxonomists, among these are the idea that bats are related to birds...