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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 6 kg (13 lb) 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) least concern
Miopithecus talapoin Angolan talapoin 1774 Schreber least concern
Miopithecus ogouensis Gabon talapoin 1997 Kingdon least concern
Erythrocebus patas patas monkey 1775 Schreber least concern
Chlorocebus sabaeus green monkey 1758 Linnaeus least concern
Chlorocebus aethiops grivet 1758 Linnaeus 4.25 kg (9.4 lb) 3 kg (6.6 lb) least concern
Chlorocebus djamdjamensis Bale Mountains vervet 1902 Neumann vulnerable
Chlorocebus tantalus tantalus monkey 1841 Ogilby least concern
Chlorocebus pygerythrus vervet monkey 1821 F. Cuvier least concern
Chlorocebus cynosuros malbrouck 1786 Scopoli least concern
Cercopithecus dryas Dryas monkey 1932 Schwarz 7 kg (15 lb) 4 kg (8.8 lb) critically endangered
Cercopithecus diana Diana monkey 1758 Linnaeus 7 kg (15 lb) 4 kg (8.8 lb) vulnerable
Cercopithecus roloway roloway monkey 1774 Schreber 7 kg (15 lb) 4 kg (8.8 lb) endangered
Cercopithecus nictitans greater spot-nosed monkey 1766 Linnaeus least concern
Cercopithecus mitis blue monkey 1822 Wolf 8 kg (18 lb) 4 kg (8.8 lb) least concern
Cercopithecus doggetti silver monkey 1907 Pocock least concern
Cercopithecus kandti golden monkey 1905 Matschie endangered
Cercopithecus albogularis Sykes's monkey 1831 Sykes least concern
Cercopithecus mona mona monkey 1774 Schreber least concern
Cercopithecus campbelli Campbell's mona monkey 1838 Waterhouse least concern
Cercopithecus lowei Lowe's mona monkey 1923 Thomas least concern
Cercopithecus pogonias crested mona monkey 1833 Bennett least concern
Cercopithecus wolfi Wolf's mona monkey 1891 Meyer 4 kg (8.8 lb) 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) least concern
Cercopithecus denti Dent's mona monkey 1907 Thomas least concern
Cercopithecus petaurista lesser spot-nosed monkey 1774 Schreber least concern
Cercopithecus erythrogaster white-throated guenon 1866 Gray 3.5–4.5 kg (7.7–9.9 lb) 2–4 kg (4.4–8.8 lb) vulnerable
Cercopithecus sclateri Sclater's guenon 1904 Pocock vulnerable
Cercopithecus erythrotis red-eared guenon 1838 Waterhouse vulnerable
Cercopithecus cephus moustached guenon 1758 Linnaeus least concern
Cercopithecus ascanius red-tailed monkey 1799 Audebert least concern
Cercopithecus lhoesti l'Hoest's monkey 1899 P. Sclater 6 kg (13 lb) 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) vulnerable
Cercopithecus preussi Preuss's monkey 1898 Matschie endangered
Cercopithecus solatus sun-tailed monkey 1888 M. H. S. Harrison vulnerable
Cercopithecus hamlyni Hamlyn's monkey 1907 Pocock 7–10 kg (15–22 lb) 4.5–6 kg (9.9–13.2 lb) vulnerable
Cercopithecus neglectus De Brazza's monkey 1876 Schlegel 7 kg (15 lb) 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) least concern

Tribe: Papionini

Scientific name Common name Classified Male average size Female average size Conservation status References
Macaca sylvanus Barbary macaque 1758 Linnaeus endangered
Macaca silenus lion-tailed macaque 1758 Linnaeus endangered
Macaca nemestrina southern pig-tailed macaque 1766 Linnaeus vulnerable
Macaca leonina northern pig-tailed macaque 1863 Blyth vulnerable
Macaca pagensis Pagai Island macaque 1903 Miller 6–9 kg (13–20 lb) 4.5–6 kg (9.9–13.2 lb) critically endangered
Macaca siberu Siberut macaque 1995 Fuentes & Olson vulnerable
Macaca maura moor macaque 1825 H.R. Schinz endangered
Macaca ochreata booted macaque 1841 Ogilby vulnerable
Macaca tonkeana Tonkean macaque 1899 Meyer vulnerable
Macaca hecki Heck's macaque 1901 Matschie vulnerable
Macaca nigrescens Gorontalo macaque 1849 Temminck vulnerable
Macaca nigra Celebes crested macaque 1822 Desmarest critically endangered
Macaca fascicularis crab-eating macaque 1821 Raffles least concern
Macaca arctoides stump-tailed macaque 1831 I. Geoffroy 9.7–10.2 kg (21–22 lb) 7.5–9.1 kg (17–20 lb) vulnerable
Macaca mulatta rhesus macaque 1780 Zimmermann 7.7 kg (17 lb) 5.3 kg (12 lb) least concern
Macaca cyclopis Formosan rock macaque 1862 Swinhoe least concern
Macaca fuscata Japanese macaque 1875 Blyth 10–14 kg (22–31 lb) 5.5 kg (12 lb) least concern
Macaca sinica toque macaque 1771 Linnaeus endangered
Macaca radiata bonnet macaque 1812 É. Geoffroy 5.5–9 kg (12–20 lb) 3.5–4.5 kg (7.7–9.9 lb) least concern
Macaca assamensis Assam macaque 1840 McClelland 10–14.5 kg (22–32 lb) 8–12 kg (18–26 lb) near threatened
Macaca thibetana Tibetan macaque 1870 Milne-Edwards near threatened
Macaca munzala Arunachal macaque 2005 Sinha et al. endangered
Lophocebus albigena grey-cheeked mangabey 1850 Gray least concern
Lophocebus aterrimus black crested mangabey 1890 Oudemans least concern
Lophocebus opdenboschi Opdenbosch's mangabey 1944 Schouteden data deficient
Lophocebus ugandae Uganda mangabey 1912 Matschie not evaluated
Lophocebus johnstoni Johnston's mangabey 1900 Lydekker not evaluated
Lophocebus osmani Osman Hill's mangabey 1978 Groves not evaluated
Rungwecebus kipunji kipunji 2005 Jones et al. critically endangered
Papio hamadryas hamadryas baboon 1758 Linnaeus least concern
Papio papio Guinea baboon 1820 Desmarest near threatened
Papio anubis olive baboon 1827 Lesson 24 kg (53 lb) 14.7 kg (32 lb) least concern
Papio cynocephalus yellow baboon 1766 Linnaeus least concern
Papio ursinus chacma baboon 1792 Kerr least concern
Theropithecus gelada gelada 1835 Rüppell least concern
Cercocebus atys sooty mangabey 1797 Audebert vulnerable
Cercocebus torquatus collared mangabey 1792 Kerr vulnerable
Cercocebus agilis agile mangabey 1886 Milne-Edwards 7–13 kg (15–29 lb) 5–7 kg (11–15 lb) least concern
Cercocebus chrysogaster golden-bellied mangabey 1900 Lydekker data deficient
Cercocebus galeritus Tana River mangabey 1879 Peters endangered
Cercocebus sanjei Sanje mangabey 1986 Mittermeier endangered
Mandrillus sphinx mandrill 1758 Linnaeus 25–35 kg (55–77 lb) 11–14 kg (24–31 lb) vulnerable
Mandrillus leucophaeus drill 1807 F. Cuvier 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 least concern
Semnopithecus ajax Kashmir gray langur 1928 Pocock endangered
Semnopithecus hector Tarai gray langur 1928 Pocock near threatened
Semnopithecus entellus northern plains gray langur 1797 Dufresne least concern
Semnopithecus hypoleucos black-footed gray langur 1841 Blyth least concern
Semnopithecus dussumieri southern plains gray langur 1843 I. Geoffroy least concern
Semnopithecus priam tufted gray langur 1844 Blyth near threatened
Trachypithecus vetulus purple-faced langur 1777 Erxleben endangered
Trachypithecus johnii Nilgiri langur 1829 J. Fischer vulnerable
Trachypithecus auratus Javan lutung 1812 É. Geoffroy vulnerable
Trachypithecus cristatus silvery lutung 1821 Raffles 6.6 kg (15 lb) 5.7 kg (13 lb) vulnerable
Trachypithecus germaini Indochinese lutung 1876 Milne-Edwards endangered
Trachypithecus barbei Tenasserim lutung 1847 Blyth data deficient
Trachypithecus obscurus dusky leaf monkey 1837 Reid near threatened
Trachypithecus phayrei Phayre's leaf monkey 1847 Blyth endangered
Trachypithecus pileatus capped langur 1843 Blyth vulnerable
Trachypithecus shortridgei Shortridge's langur 1915 Wroughton endangered
Trachypithecus geei Gee's golden langur 1956 Khajuria endangered
Trachypithecus francoisi François' langur 1898 de Pousargues endangered
Trachypithecus hatinhensis Hatinh langur 1970 Dao endangered
Trachypithecus poliocephalus white-headed langur 1911 Trouessart critically endangered
Trachypithecus laotum Laotian langur 1911 Thomas vulnerable
Trachypithecus delacouri Delacour's langur 1911 Osgood critically endangered
Trachypithecus ebenus Indochinese black langur 1995 Brandon-Jones Not rated
Presbytis melalophos Sumatran surili 1821 Raffles endangered
Presbytis femoralis banded surili 1838 Martin near threatened
Presbytis chrysomelas Sarawak surili 1838 Müller & Schlegel critically endangered
Presbytis siamensis white-thighed surili 1838 Müller & Schlegel near threatened
Presbytis frontata white-fronted surili 1838 Müller 5.67 kg (12.5 lb) 5.56 kg (12.3 lb) vulnerable
Presbytis comata Javan surili 1822 Desmarest endangered
Presbytis thomasi Thomas's langur 1893 Collett vulnerable
Presbytis hosei Hose's langur 1889 Thomas vulnerable
Presbytis rubicunda maroon leaf monkey 1838 Müller least concern
Presbytis potenziani Mentawai langur 1856 Bonaparte endangered
Presbytis natunae Natuna Island surili 1894 Thomas & Hartert 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 7 kg (15 lb) 5 kg (11 lb) endangered
Pygathrix nigripes black-shanked douc 1871 Milne-Edwards endangered
Pygathrix cinerea gray-shanked douc 1997 Nadler 10.9 kg (24 lb) 8.2 kg (18 lb) critically endangered
Rhinopithecus roxellana golden snub-nosed monkey 1870 Milne-Edwards endangered
Rhinopithecus bieti black snub-nosed monkey 1897 Milne-Edwards endangered
Rhinopithecus brelichi gray snub-nosed monkey 1903 Thomas endangered
Rhinopithecus avunculus Tonkin snub-nosed langur 1912 Dollman critically endangered
Nasalis larvatus proboscis monkey 1787 Wurmb 24 kg (53 lb) 12 kg (26 lb) endangered
Simias concolor pig-tailed langur 1903 Miller critically endangered

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