Old World monkey

A monkey of family Cercopithecidae (76 species); nostrils close together and opening downwards or forwards (unlike New World monkeys); tails never grasping, sometimes short; buttocks may have naked patches of skin; some species ground-dwelling.

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea Gray, 1821 Family: Cercopithecidae Gray, 1821
Subfamilies
Cercopithecinae - 11 genera Colobinae - 10 genera

The Old World monkeys or Cercopithecidae are a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini.

Superfamily Cercopithecoidea Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys Subfamily Cercopithecinae Tribe Cercopithecini Genus Allenopithecus Allen's Swamp Monkey, Allenopithecus nigroviridis Genus Miopithecus Angolan Talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin Gabon Talapoin, Miopithecus ogouensis Genus Erythrocebus Patas Monkey, Erythrocebus patas 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 Monkey, Cercopithecus campbelli Lowe's Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus lowei Crested Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus pogonias Wolf's Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus wolfi Dent's Mona Monkey, 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 Southern Pig-tailed Macaque or Beruk, Macaca nemestrina Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, Macaca leonina Pagai Island Macaque or Bokkoi, Macaca pagensis Siberut Macaque, Macaca siberu 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 Formosan Rock Macaque, Macaca cyclopis Japanese Macaque, Macaca fuscata Toque Macaque, Macaca sinica Bonnet Macaque, Macaca radiata Assam Macaque, Macaca assamensis Tibetan Macaque or Milne-Edwards' 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 Rungwecebus Kipunji, Rungwecebus kipunji Genus Papio Hamadryas Baboon, Papio hamadryas Guinea Baboon, Papio papio Olive Baboon, Papio anubis Yellow Baboon, Papio cynocephalus Chacma Baboon, Papio ursinus Genus Theropithecus Gelada, Theropithecus gelada 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 Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus 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 Bay Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius badius Temminck's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius temminckii Miss Waldrone's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus badius waldronae Pennant's Colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii Bioko Red Colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii pennantii Niger Delta Red Colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii epieni Bouvier's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii bouvieri Preuss's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus preussi Thollon's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus tholloni Central African Red Colobus, Piliocolobus foai Foa Red Colobus, Piliocolobus foai foai Elliot's Red Colobus, Piliocolobus foai ellioti Piliocolobus foai oustaleti Piliocolobus foai semlikiensis Lomami Red Colobus, Piliocolobus foai parmentierorum Ugandan Red Colobus, Piliocolobus tephrosceles Uzyngwa Red Colobus, Piliocolobus gordonorum Zanzibar Red Colobus, Piliocolobus kirkii Tana River Red Colobus, Piliocolobus rufomitratus Genus Procolobus Olive Colobus, Procolobus verus Langur (leaf monkey) group Genus Semnopithecus Nepal Gray Langur, Semnopithecus schistaceus Kashmir Gray Langur, Semnopithecus ajax Tarai Gray Langur, Semnopithecus hector Northern Plains Gray Langur, Semnopithecus entellus Black-footed Gray Langur, Semnopithecus hypoleucos Southern Plains Gray Langur, Semnopithecus dussumieri Tufted Gray Langur, Semnopithecus priam Genus Trachypithecus T.