Old World monkeys are all simian primates. They are more closely related to the apes than they are to New World monkeys.
Taxon Classification
To learn what a Taxon Classification is, see Taxonomy (biology)
Key
Scientific name |
The formal name of the species (known as the Latin name) |
Common name |
The name people most often use for the species |
Classified |
Date in which the species was described and classified |
Average size |
Average size of adult members of the species, in metric and English weight units |
Estimated size |
Estimated average size of adult members of an extinct species |
Conservation status |
Conservation status of the species, per IUCN as of 2008 |
Extinction date |
Year of extinction or estimated date range for subfossil species, in BCE/CE |
Extant species
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Tribe: Cercopithecini
Scientific name |
Common name |
Classified |
Male average size |
Female average size |
Conservation status |
References |
Allenopithecus nigroviridis |
Allen's swamp monkey |
1907 Pocock |
06000 6 kg (13 lb) |
03500 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Miopithecus talapoin |
Angolan talapoin |
1774 Schreber |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Miopithecus ogouensis |
Gabon talapoin |
1997 Kingdon |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Erythrocebus patas |
patas monkey |
1775 Schreber |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Chlorocebus sabaeus |
green monkey |
1758 Linnaeus |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Chlorocebus aethiops |
grivet |
1758 Linnaeus |
04250 4.25 kg (9.4 lb) |
03000 3 kg (6.6 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis |
Bale Mountains vervet |
1902 Neumann |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Chlorocebus tantalus |
tantalus monkey |
1841 Ogilby |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
vervet monkey |
1821 F. Cuvier |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Chlorocebus cynosuros |
malbrouck |
1786 Scopoli |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus dryas |
Dryas monkey |
1932 Schwarz |
07000 7 kg (15 lb) |
04000 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
5 critically endangered |
|
Cercopithecus diana |
Diana monkey |
1758 Linnaeus |
07000 7 kg (15 lb) |
04000 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus roloway |
roloway monkey |
1774 Schreber |
07000 7 kg (15 lb) |
04000 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
4 endangered |
|
Cercopithecus nictitans |
greater spot-nosed monkey |
1766 Linnaeus |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus mitis |
blue monkey |
1822 Wolf |
08000 8 kg (18 lb) |
04000 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus doggetti |
silver monkey |
1907 Pocock |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus kandti |
golden monkey |
1905 Matschie |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Cercopithecus albogularis |
Sykes's monkey |
1831 Sykes |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus mona |
mona monkey |
1774 Schreber |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus campbelli |
Campbell's mona monkey |
1838 Waterhouse |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus lowei |
Lowe's mona monkey |
1923 Thomas |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus pogonias |
crested mona monkey |
1833 Bennett |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus wolfi |
Wolf's mona monkey |
1891 Meyer |
04000 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
02500 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus denti |
Dent's mona monkey |
1907 Thomas |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus petaurista |
lesser spot-nosed monkey |
1774 Schreber |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus erythrogaster |
white-throated guenon |
1866 Gray |
03500 3.5–4.5 kg (7.7–9.9 lb) |
02000 2–4 kg (4.4–8.8 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus sclateri |
Sclater's guenon |
1904 Pocock |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus erythrotis |
red-eared guenon |
1838 Waterhouse |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus cephus |
moustached guenon |
1758 Linnaeus |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus ascanius |
red-tailed monkey |
1799 Audebert |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercopithecus lhoesti |
l'Hoest's monkey |
1899 P. Sclater |
06000 6 kg (13 lb) |
03500 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus preussi |
Preuss's monkey |
1898 Matschie |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Cercopithecus solatus |
sun-tailed monkey |
1888 M. H. S. Harrison |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus hamlyni |
Hamlyn's monkey |
1907 Pocock |
07000 7–10 kg (15–22 lb) |
04500 4.5–6 kg (9.9–13.2 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercopithecus neglectus |
De Brazza's monkey |
1876 Schlegel |
07000 7 kg (15 lb) |
04500 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Tribe: Papionini
Scientific name |
Common name |
Classified |
Male average size |
Female average size |
Conservation status |
References |
Macaca sylvanus |
Barbary macaque |
1758 Linnaeus |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Macaca silenus |
lion-tailed macaque |
1758 Linnaeus |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Macaca nemestrina |
southern pig-tailed macaque |
1766 Linnaeus |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca leonina |
northern pig-tailed macaque |
1863 Blyth |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca pagensis |
Pagai Island macaque |
1903 Miller |
06000 6–9 kg (13–20 lb) |
04500 4.5–6 kg (9.9–13.2 lb) |
5 critically endangered |
|
Macaca siberu |
Siberut macaque |
1995 Fuentes & Olson |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca maura |
moor macaque |
1825 H.R. Schinz |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Macaca ochreata |
booted macaque |
1841 Ogilby |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca tonkeana |
Tonkean macaque |
1899 Meyer |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca hecki |
Heck's macaque |
1901 Matschie |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca nigrescens |
Gorontalo macaque |
1849 Temminck |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca nigra |
Celebes crested macaque |
1822 Desmarest |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
Macaca fascicularis |
crab-eating macaque |
1821 Raffles |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Macaca arctoides |
stump-tailed macaque |
1831 I. Geoffroy |
09700 9.7–10.2 kg (21–22 lb) |
07500 7.5–9.1 kg (17–20 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Macaca mulatta |
rhesus macaque |
1780 Zimmermann |
07700 7.7 kg (17 lb) |
05300 5.3 kg (12 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Macaca cyclopis |
Formosan rock macaque |
1862 Swinhoe |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Macaca fuscata |
Japanese macaque |
1875 Blyth |
10000 10–14 kg (22–31 lb) |
05500 5.5 kg (12 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Macaca sinica |
toque macaque |
1771 Linnaeus |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Macaca radiata |
bonnet macaque |
1812 É. Geoffroy |
05500 5.5–9 kg (12–20 lb) |
03500 3.5–4.5 kg (7.7–9.9 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Macaca assamensis |
Assam macaque |
1840 McClelland |
10000 10–14.5 kg (22–32 lb) |
08000 8–12 kg (18–26 lb) |
2 near threatened |
|
Macaca thibetana |
Tibetan macaque |
1870 Milne-Edwards |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Macaca munzala |
Arunachal macaque |
2005 Sinha et al. |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Lophocebus albigena |
grey-cheeked mangabey |
1850 Gray |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Lophocebus aterrimus |
black crested mangabey |
1890 Oudemans |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Lophocebus opdenboschi |
Opdenbosch's mangabey |
1944 Schouteden |
|
|
0 data deficient |
|
Lophocebus ugandae |
Uganda mangabey |
1912 Matschie |
|
|
0 not evaluated |
|
Lophocebus johnstoni |
Johnston's mangabey |
1900 Lydekker |
|
|
0 not evaluated |
|
Lophocebus osmani |
Osman Hill's mangabey |
1978 Groves |
|
|
0 not evaluated |
|
Rungwecebus kipunji |
kipunji |
2005 Jones et al. |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
Papio hamadryas |
hamadryas baboon |
1758 Linnaeus |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Papio papio |
Guinea baboon |
1820 Desmarest |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Papio anubis |
olive baboon |
1827 Lesson |
24000 24 kg (53 lb) |
14700 14.7 kg (32 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Papio cynocephalus |
yellow baboon |
1766 Linnaeus |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Papio ursinus |
chacma baboon |
1792 Kerr |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Theropithecus gelada |
gelada |
1835 Rüppell |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Cercocebus atys |
sooty mangabey |
1797 Audebert |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercocebus torquatus |
collared mangabey |
1792 Kerr |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Cercocebus agilis |
agile mangabey |
1886 Milne-Edwards |
07000 7–13 kg (15–29 lb) |
05000 5–7 kg (11–15 lb) |
1 least concern |
|
Cercocebus chrysogaster |
golden-bellied mangabey |
1900 Lydekker |
|
|
0 data deficient |
|
Cercocebus galeritus |
Tana River mangabey |
1879 Peters |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Cercocebus sanjei |
Sanje mangabey |
1986 Mittermeier |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Mandrillus sphinx |
mandrill |
1758 Linnaeus |
25000 25–35 kg (55–77 lb) |
11000 11–14 kg (24–31 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Mandrillus leucophaeus |
drill |
1807 F. Cuvier |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Subfamily: Colobinae
Langur group
Scientific name |
Common name |
Classified |
Male average size |
Female average size |
Conservation status |
References |
Semnopithecus schistaceus |
Nepal gray langur |
1840 Hodgson |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Semnopithecus ajax |
Kashmir gray langur |
1928 Pocock |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Semnopithecus hector |
Tarai gray langur |
1928 Pocock |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Semnopithecus entellus |
northern plains gray langur |
1797 Dufresne |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Semnopithecus hypoleucos |
black-footed gray langur |
1841 Blyth |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Semnopithecus dussumieri |
southern plains gray langur |
1843 I. Geoffroy |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Semnopithecus priam |
tufted gray langur |
1844 Blyth |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Trachypithecus vetulus |
purple-faced langur |
1777 Erxleben |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus johnii |
Nilgiri langur |
1829 J. Fischer |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Trachypithecus auratus |
Javan lutung |
1812 É. Geoffroy |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Trachypithecus cristatus |
silvery lutung |
1821 Raffles |
06600 6.6 kg (15 lb) |
05700 5.7 kg (13 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Trachypithecus germaini |
Indochinese lutung |
1876 Milne-Edwards |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus barbei |
Tenasserim lutung |
1847 Blyth |
|
|
0 data deficient |
|
Trachypithecus obscurus |
dusky leaf monkey |
1837 Reid |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Trachypithecus phayrei |
Phayre's leaf monkey |
1847 Blyth |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus pileatus |
capped langur |
1843 Blyth |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Trachypithecus shortridgei |
Shortridge's langur |
1915 Wroughton |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus geei |
Gee's golden langur |
1956 Khajuria |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus francoisi |
François' langur |
1898 de Pousargues |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus hatinhensis |
Hatinh langur |
1970 Dao |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Trachypithecus poliocephalus |
white-headed langur |
1911 Trouessart |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
Trachypithecus laotum |
Laotian langur |
1911 Thomas |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Trachypithecus delacouri |
Delacour's langur |
1911 Osgood |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
Trachypithecus ebenus |
Indochinese black langur |
1995 Brandon-Jones |
|
|
0 Not rated |
|
Presbytis melalophos |
Sumatran surili |
1821 Raffles |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Presbytis femoralis |
banded surili |
1838 Martin |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Presbytis chrysomelas |
Sarawak surili |
1838 Müller & Schlegel |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
Presbytis siamensis |
white-thighed surili |
1838 Müller & Schlegel |
|
|
2 near threatened |
|
Presbytis frontata |
white-fronted surili |
1838 Müller |
05670 5.67 kg (12.5 lb) |
05560 5.56 kg (12.3 lb) |
3 vulnerable |
|
Presbytis comata |
Javan surili |
1822 Desmarest |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Presbytis thomasi |
Thomas's langur |
1893 Collett |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Presbytis hosei |
Hose's langur |
1889 Thomas |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Presbytis rubicunda |
maroon leaf monkey |
1838 Müller |
|
|
1 least concern |
|
Presbytis potenziani |
Mentawai langur |
1856 Bonaparte |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Presbytis natunae |
Natuna Island surili |
1894 Thomas & Hartert |
|
|
3 vulnerable |
|
Odd-nosed group
Scientific name |
Common name |
Classified |
Male average size |
Female average size |
Conservation status |
References |
Pygathrix nemaeus |
red-shanked douc |
1771 Linnaeus |
07000 7 kg (15 lb) |
05000 5 kg (11 lb) |
4 endangered |
|
Pygathrix nigripes |
black-shanked douc |
1871 Milne-Edwards |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Pygathrix cinerea |
gray-shanked douc |
1997 Nadler |
10900 10.9 kg (24 lb) |
08200 8.2 kg (18 lb) |
5 critically endangered |
|
Rhinopithecus roxellana |
golden snub-nosed monkey |
1870 Milne-Edwards |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Rhinopithecus bieti |
black snub-nosed monkey |
1897 Milne-Edwards |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Rhinopithecus brelichi |
gray snub-nosed monkey |
1903 Thomas |
|
|
4 endangered |
|
Rhinopithecus avunculus |
Tonkin snub-nosed langur |
1912 Dollman |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
Nasalis larvatus |
proboscis monkey |
1787 Wurmb |
24000 24 kg (53 lb) |
12000 12 kg (26 lb) |
4 endangered |
|
Simias concolor |
pig-tailed langur |
1903 Miller |
|
|
5 critically endangered |
|
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