Family

Cercopithecidae

69 species · Animals

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Bengal Sacred Langur

Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797)

Semnopithecus entellus, the northern plains gray langur, is a South Asian primate with distinct physical and social traits.

Malabar Sacred Langur

Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841

The black-footed gray langur is a leaf-eating Old World langur found in southwestern India's Western Ghats region.

Tufted Gray Langur

Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844

Semnopithecus priam, the tufted gray langur, is a primate found in Sri Lanka with distinct physical traits and adaptable habitat habits.

Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus (Erxleben, 1777)

Semnopithecus vetulus, the purple-faced langur, is an endangered Sri Lankan primate with distinct physical traits and a shrinking forest habitat.

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus (van Wurmb, 1787)

Proboscis monkeys are large sexually dimorphic primates endemic to Borneo, and are the most aquatic of all primates.

Black Snub-nosed Monkey

Rhinopithecus bieti A.Milne-Edwards, 1897

Rhinopithecus bieti, the Yunnan black-and-white snub-nosed monkey, is an endangered high-altitude primate endemic to southwest China.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

Rhinopithecus roxellana (A.Milne-Edwards, 1870)

Rhinopithecus roxellana, the golden snub-nosed monkey, is a Chinese endemic primate with distinct age and sex-based physical traits.

Patas Monkey

Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774)

Erythrocebus patas (common patas monkey) is the fastest primate, native to open African woodlands and introduced as invasive to Puerto Rico.

De Brazza's Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus Schlegel, 1876

De Brazza's monkey is a sexually dimorphic guenon species with distinct markings, found across much of central Africa.

Mona Monkey

Cercopithecus mona (Schreber, 1775)

Cercopithecus mona, the mona monkey, is an Old World monkey native to West African lowland forests and introduced to two island groups.

Moustached Monkey

Cercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cercopithecus cephus, the moustached guenon, is a medium-sized arboreal primate living across Central African tropical forests.

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius (Audebert, 1799)

Cercopithecus ascanius, the red-tailed monkey, is an endangered diurnal Central/East African primate with recognized subspecies.

Putty-nosed Monkey

Cercopithecus nictitans (Linnaeus, 1766)

Cercopithecus nictitans, the greater spot-nosed monkey, is a small West African arboreal guenon known for its specific male vocal communication.

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis Wolf, 1822

The blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is an arboreal guenon native to African forests with characteristic diademed facial markings.

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Cercopithecus petaurista (Schreber, 1774)

Cercopithecus petaurista, the lesser spot-nosed monkey, is a small arboreal primate native to West Africa.

Grivet Monkey

Chlorocebus aethiops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chlorocebus aethiops, the grivet, is an Old World monkey with distinct markings, found in northeastern African savanna woodlands.

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus (F.Cuvier, 1821)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus, the vervet monkey, is an African primate with distinct physical traits, adaptable habitat preferences, and specific reproductive patterns.

Malbrouck

Chlorocebus cynosuros (Scopoli, 1786)

Chlorocebus cynosuros, the malbrouck, is a slim colored primate native to central and south-central African forest habitats.

Green Monkey

Chlorocebus sabaeus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Chlorocebus sabaeus, the green monkey, is a sexually dimorphic primate native to West Africa with introduced populations elsewhere.

Tantalus Monkey

Chlorocebus tantalus (Ogilby, 1841)

Chlorocebus tantalus, the tantalus monkey, is an adaptable medium-sized primate native to tropical central Africa.

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti (Sclater, 1899)

Allochrocebus lhoesti (L'Hoest's monkey) is a forest-dwelling primate found in parts of central and eastern Africa with distinctive physical features and seasonal breeding.