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Cercopithecidae

Mammal Families

The Old World monkeys: primates native to Africa and Asia, most species with a tail (though not prehensile) and, in many species, cheek pouches used to store food while foraging. Cercopithecidae includes macaques, baboons and colobus monkeys.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
160 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Cercopithecidae 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Primates, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Allen's Swamp Monkey (Wikidata)
Source Catalogue of Life
Gelada, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Catalogue of Life
Lesula, Species
Source Lesula (Wikidata)
Source Catalogue of Life
Mandrill, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Olive Baboon, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Wikidata)
Vervet Monkey, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ182968, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Cercopithecidae
Wikidata Q182968, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Allen's Swamp Monkey (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Allen's Swamp Monkey, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Lesula (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lesula, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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