Monkey

**monkey**
	common idea of an animal of the "higher primates" (the simians excluding apes)
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Instance of	organisms known by a particular common name (primate, Anthropoidea); organisms known by a particular common name (Platyrrhini, Cercopithecidae, Haplorhini);
Subclass of	primate; non-human animal;
Different from	Simiiformes;
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	Q1367; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85086864; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119332718; NDL Authority ID: 00570212; BNCF Thesaurus ID: 18326; NL CR AUT ID: ph123764; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10646707; BabelNet ID: 00055685n; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007543687105171
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Monkeys range in size from the Pygmy Marmoset, at 10 cm (4 in) and 120 g (4 oz) to the male Mandrill, almost 1 metre (3 ft) long and weighing 35 kg (75 lb).

New World Monkeys[edit]

The New World monkeys are grouped into four families: Atelidae, Cebidae, Nyctipithecidae and Pitheciidae.

Family Cebidae[edit]

Genus Callithrix
Marmosets
Genus Leontopithecus
Lion Tamarins
Genus Saguinus
Tamarins
Genus Samiri
Squirrel Monkeys

Family Pitheciidae[edit]

Genus Callicebus
Titi Monkeys

Family Atelidae[edit]

Genus Alouatta
Howling monkeys
Genus Ateles
Spider monkeys

Old World Monkeys[edit]

The Old World monkeys are grouped into the single family Cercopithecidae, which is divided into two subfamilies: Cercopithecinae and Colobinae. These monkeys are found throughout sub-sahara Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and as far north as Japan.