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The Old World monkeys or Cercopithecidae are a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini. From the point of view of superficial appearance, they are unlike apes in that most have tails (the family name means "tailed ape"), and unlike the New World monkeys in that their tails are never prehensile. Technically, the distinction of catarrhines from platyrrhines depends on the structure of the nose, and the distinction of Old World monkeys from apes depends on dentition.
Several Old World monkeys have anatomical oddities. The colobus has a stub for a thumb; the proboscis monkey has an extraordinary nose; the penis of the male mandrill is colored red and the scrotum has a lilac color, while the face also has bright coloration like the genitalia and this develops in only the dominant male of a multi-male group.
The Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia today, but are also known from Europe in the fossil record. They include many of the most familiar species of non-human primates.
Classification Two subfamilies are recognised, the Cercopithecinae, which are mainly African but include the diverse genus of macaques which are Asian and North African, and the Colobinae, which includes most of the Asian genera but also the African colobus monkeys. - Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
- Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
- Subfamily Cercopithecinae
- Tribe Cercopithecini
- Genus Allenopithecus
- Genus Miopithecus
- Angolan Talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin
- Gabon Talapoin, Miopithecus ogouensis
- Genus Erythrocebus
- Genus Chlorocebus
- Green Monkey, Chlorocebus sabaceus
- Grivet, Chlorocebus aethiops
- Bale Mountains Vervet, Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
- Tantalus Monkey, Chlorocebus tantalus
- Vervet Monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus
- Malbrouck, Chlorocebus cynosuros
- Genus Cercopithecus
- Dryas Monkey or Salongo Monkey, Cercopithecus dryas
- Diana Monkey, Cercopithecus diana
- Roloway Monkey, Cercopithecus roloway
- Greater Spot-nosed Monkey, Cercopithecus nictitans
- Blue Monkey, Cercopithecus mitis
- Silver Monkey, Cercopithecus doggetti
- Golden Monkey, Cercopithecus kandti
- Sykes's Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis
- Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus mona
- Campbell's Mona, Cercopithecus campbelli
- Lowe's Mona, Cercopithecus lowei
- Crested Mona, Cercopithecus pogonias
- Wolf's Mona, Cercopithecus wolfi
- Dent's Mona, Cercopithecus denti
- Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey, Cercopithecus petaurista
- White-throated Guenon, Cercopithecus erythrogaster
- Sclater's Guenon, Cercopithecus sclateri
- Red-eared Guenon, Cercopithecus erythrotis
- Moustached Guenon, Cercopithecus cephus
- Red-tailed Monkey, Cercopithecus ascanius
- L'Hoest's Monkey, Cercopithecus lhoesti
- Preuss's Monkey, Cercopithecus preussi
- Sun-tailed Monkey, Cercopithecus solatus
- Hamlyn's Monkey or Owl-faced Monkey, Cercopithecus hamlyni
- De Brazza's Monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus
- Tribe Papionini
- Genus Macaca
- Barbary Macaque, Macaca sylvanus
- Lion-tailed Macaque, Macaca silenus
- Sunda Pig-tailed Macaque or Beruk, Macaca nemestrina
- Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, Macaca leonina
- Mentawai Macaque or Bokkoi, Macaca pagensis
- Moor Macaque, Macaca maura
- Booted Macaque, Macaca ochreata
- Tonkean Macaque, Macaca tonkeana
- Heck's Macaque, Macaca hecki
- Gorontalo Macaque, Macaca nigriscens
- Celebes Crested Macaque or Black "Ape", Macaca nigra
- Crab-eating Macaque or Long-tailed Macaque or Kera, Macaca fascicularis
- Stump-tailed Macaque or Bear Macaque, Macaca arctoides
- Rhesus Macaque, Macaca mulatta
- Japanese Macaque, Macaca fuscata
- Toque Macaque, Macaca sinica
- Bonnet Macaque, Macaca radiata
- Assam Macaque, Macaca assamensis
- Tibetan Macaque, Macaca thibetana
- Arunachal Macaque or Munzala, Macaca munzala
- Genus Lophocebus
- Gray-cheeked Mangabey, Lophocebus albigena
- Lophocebus albigena albigena
- Lophocebus albigena osmani
- Lophocebus albigena johnstoni
- Black Crested Mangabey, Lophocebus aterrimus
- Opdenbosch's Mangabey, Lophocebus opdenboschi
- Genus Papio
- Genus Theropithecus
- Genus Cercocebus
- Sooty Mangabey, Cercocebus atys
- Cercocebus atys atys
- Cercocebus atys lunulatus
- Collared Mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus
- Agile Mangabey, Cercocebus agilis
- Golden-bellied Mangabey, Cercocebus chrysogaster
- Tana River Mangabey, Cercocebus galeritus
- Sanje Mangabey, Cercocebus sanjei
- Genus Mandrillus
- Subfamily Colobinae
- African group
- Genus Colobus
- Black Colobus, Colobus satanas
- Angola Colobus, Colobus angolensis
- King Colobus, Colobus polykomos
- Ursine Colobus, Colobus vellerosus
- Mantled Guereza, Colobus guereza
- Genus Piliocolobus
- Western Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius
- Piliocolobus badius badius
- Piliocolobus badius temminckii
- Piliocolobus badius waldronae
- Pennant's Colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii
- Piliocolobus pennantii pennantii
- Piliocolobus pennantii epieni
- Piliocolobus pennantii bouvieri
- Preuss's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus preussi
- Thollon's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus tholloni
- Central African Red Colobus, Piliocolobus foai
- Piliocolobus foai foai
- Piliocolobus foai ellioti
- Piliocolobus foai oustaleti
- Piliocolobus foai semlikiensis
- Piliocolobus foai parmentierorum
- Ugandan Red Colobus, Piliocolobus tephrosceles
- Uzyngwa Red Colobus, Piliocolobus gordonorum
- Zanzibar Red Colobus, Piliocolobus kirkii
- Tana River Red Colobus, Piliocolobus rufomitratus
- Olive Colobus, Piliocolobus verus
- Langur group
- Genus Semnopithecus
- Genus Trachypithecus
- T. vetulus group
- T. cristatus group
- Javan Lutung, Trachypithecus auratus
- Silvery Leaf Monkey or Silvery Lutung, Trachypithecus cristatus
- Indochinese Lutung, Trachypithecus germaini
- Tenasserim Lutung, Trachypithecus barbei
- T. obscurus group
- Dusky Leaf Monkey or Spectacled Leaf Monkey, Trachypithecus obscurus
- Phayre's Leaf Monkey, Trachypithecus phayrei
- T. pileatus group
- Capped Langur, Trachypithecus pileatus
- Shortridge's Langur, Trachypithecus shortridgei
- Gee's Golden Langur, Trachypithecus geei
- T. francoisi group
- Francois' Langur, Trachypithecus francoisi
- Hatinh Langur, Trachypithecus hatinhensis
- White-headed Langur, Trachypithecus poliocephalus
- Laotian Langur, Trachypithecus laotum
- Delacour's Langur, Trachypithecus delacouri
- Indochinese Black Langur, Trachypithecus ebenus
- Genus Presbytis
- Sumatran Surili, Presbytis melalophos
- Banded Surili, Presbytis femoralis
- Sarawak Surili, Presbytis chrysomelas
- White-thighed Surili, Presbytis siamensis
- White-fronted Surili, Presbytis frontata
- Javan Surili, Presbytis comata
- Thomas's Langur, Presbytis thomasi
- Hose's Langur, Presbytis hosei
- Maroon Leaf Monkey, Presbytis rubicunda
- Mentawai Langur or Joja, Presbytis potenziani
- Odd-Nosed group
- Genus Pygathrix
- Red-shanked Douc, Pygathrix nemaeus
- Black-shanked Douc, Pygathrix nigripes
- Gray-shanked Douc, Pygathrix cinerea
- Genus Rhinopithecus
- Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Rhinopithecus roxellana
- Black Snub-nosed Monkey, Rhinopithecus bieti
- Gray Snub-nosed Monkey, Rhinopithecus brelichi
- Tonkin Snub-nosed Langur, Rhinopithecus avunculus
- Genus Nasalis
- Genus Simias
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