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 (Platyrrhini, Cercopithecidae);
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

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

Family Cebidae

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

Family Pitheciidae

Genus Callicebus
Titi Monkeys

Family Atelidae

Genus Alouatta
Howling monkeys
Genus Ateles
Spider monkeys

Old World Monkeys

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.