All Kinds of Monkeys - Taxonomy and Links
Providing more monkey information all the time - apes, new and old world monkeys, and other primates.
The categorization or taxonomy (from the Greek for order or arrangement) of different kinds of monkey species:
Primates
Within the types of primates there are 2 suborders:
- Strepsirrhini: Lorises, Pottos, Lemurs, and Galagos ~ 118 species (mostly Lemurs)
- Haplorrhini: Tarsiers and Simians
Simians
It is within the Simian group that all the types of monkeys are found.
There are three major groups:
- New World (The Americas)
- Marmosets, Tamarins, Capuchins and Squirrel Monkeys ~ 56 species
- Night Monkeys, Owl Monkeys, Douroucoulis ~ 8 species
- Titis, Sakis and Uakaris ~ 41 species
- Howler, Spider and Woolly Monkeys ~ 24 species
- Old World (Asia and Africa) ~ 135 species
Some of the larger subgroups are:- Baboons
- Colobus
- Langurs
- Macaques
- Mandrills
- Mangabeys
- Apes - Not really monkeys at all but Simians
For more pictures and details of various species:
Types of Monkeys
Facts about specific monkey species and some near monkeys or primates in general:
Pygmy Marmoset
Squirrel Monkeys
Orangutan
Aye-aye
Gorillas
Loris
Tarsiers
Blog posts related to monkeys:
Monkey Behavior
Monkeys for Sale
Chinese Zodiac Animals (the monkey is of course included)
Pygmy Tarsier Rediscovered in Indonesia
Browse the news for the latest monkey business:
Animal News