List of Old World monkey species

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)

 Infraorder Simiiformes
 Parvorder Catarrhini
 Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
 Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
 Subfamily Cercopithecinae
 Tribe Cercopithecini
 Genus Allenopithecus
 Genus Miopithecus
 Genus Erythrocebus
 Genus Chlorocebus
 Genus Cercopithecus
 Tribe Papionini
 Genus Macaca 
 Genus Lophocebus
 Genus Rungwecebus
 Genus Papio
 Genus Theropithecus
 Genus Cercocebus
 Genus Mandrillus
 Subfamily Colobinae
 African group
 Genus Colobus
 Genus Piliocolobus
 Genus Procolobus
 Langur (leaf monkey) group
 Genus Semnopithecus
 Genus Trachypithecus
 Genus Presbytis
 Odd-nosed group
 Genus Pygathrix
 Genus Rhinopithecus
 Genus Nasalis
 Genus Simias

Key
Scientific nameThe formal name of the species (known as the Latin name)Common nameThe name people most often use for the speciesClassifiedDate in which the species was described and classifiedAverage sizeAverage size of adult members of the species, in metric and English weight unitsEstimated sizeEstimated average size of adult members of an extinct speciesConservation statusConservation status of the species, per IUCN as of 2008Extinction dateYear of extinction or estimated date range for subfossil species, in BCE/CE

 Extant species 

 Subfamily: Cercopithecinae 

 Tribe: Cercopithecini 
Scientific nameCommon nameClassifiedMale average sizeFemale average sizeConservation statusReferencesAllenopithecus nigroviridisAllen's swamp monkey1907 PocockMiopithecus talapoinAngolan talapoin1774 SchreberMiopithecus ogouensisGabon talapoin1997 KingdonErythrocebus pataspatas monkey1775 SchreberChlorocebus sabaeusgreen monkey1758 LinnaeusChlorocebus aethiopsgrivet1758 LinnaeusChlorocebus djamdjamensisBale Mountains vervet1902 NeumannChlorocebus tantalustantalus monkey1841 OgilbyChlorocebus pygerythrusvervet monkey1821 F. CuvierChlorocebus cynosurosmalbrouck1786 ScopoliCercopithecus dryasDryas monkey1932 SchwarzCercopithecus dianaDiana monkey1758 LinnaeusCercopithecus rolowayroloway monkey1774 SchreberCercopithecus nictitansgreater spot-nosed monkey1766 LinnaeusCercopithecus mitisblue monkey1822 WolfCercopithecus doggettisilver monkey1907 PocockCercopithecus kandtigolden monkey1905 MatschieCercopithecus albogularisSykes's monkey1831 SykesCercopithecus monamona monkey1774 SchreberCercopithecus campbelliCampbell's mona monkey1838 WaterhouseCercopithecus loweiLowe's mona monkey1923 ThomasCercopithecus pogoniascrested mona monkey1833 BennettCercopithecus wolfiWolf's mona monkey1891 MeyerCercopithecus dentiDent's mona monkey1907 ThomasCercopithecus petauristalesser spot-nosed monkey1774 SchreberCercopithecus erythrogasterwhite-throated guenon1866 GrayCercopithecus sclateriSclater's guenon1904 PocockCercopithecus erythrotisred-eared guenon1838 WaterhouseCercopithecus cephusmoustached guenon1758 LinnaeusCercopithecus ascaniusred-tailed monkey1799 AudebertCercopithecus lhoestil'Hoest's monkey1899 P. SclaterCercopithecus preussiPreuss's monkey1898 MatschieCercopithecus solatussun-tailed monkey1888 M. H. S. HarrisonCercopithecus hamlyniHamlyn's monkey1907 PocockCercopithecus neglectusDe Brazza's monkey1876 Schlegel

 Tribe: Papionini 
Scientific nameCommon nameClassifiedMale average sizeFemale average sizeConservation statusReferencesMacaca sylvanusBarbary macaque1758 LinnaeusMacaca silenuslion-tailed macaque1758 LinnaeusMacaca nemestrinasouthern pig-tailed macaque1766 LinnaeusMacaca leoninanorthern pig-tailed macaque1863 BlythMacaca pagensisPagai Island macaque1903 MillerMacaca siberuSiberut macaque1995 Fuentes & OlsonMacaca mauramoor macaque1825 H.R. SchinzMacaca ochreatabooted macaque1841 OgilbyMacaca tonkeanaTonkean macaque1899 MeyerMacaca heckiHeck's macaque1901 MatschieMacaca nigrescensGorontalo macaque1849 TemminckMacaca nigraCelebes crested macaque1822 DesmarestMacaca fasciculariscrab-eating macaque1821 RafflesMacaca arctoidesstump-tailed macaque1831 I. GeoffroyMacaca mulattarhesus macaque1780 ZimmermannMacaca cyclopisFormosan rock macaque1862 SwinhoeMacaca fuscataJapanese macaque1875 BlythMacaca sinicatoque macaque1771 LinnaeusMacaca radiatabonnet macaque1812 É. GeoffroyMacaca assamensisAssam macaque1840 McClellandMacaca thibetanaTibetan macaque1870 Milne-EdwardsMacaca munzalaArunachal macaque2005 Sinha et al.Lophocebus albigenagrey-cheeked mangabey1850 GrayLophocebus aterrimusblack crested mangabey1890 OudemansLophocebus opdenboschiOpdenbosch's mangabey1944 SchoutedenLophocebus ugandaeUganda mangabey1912 MatschieLophocebus johnstoniJohnston's mangabey1900 LydekkerLophocebus osmaniOsman Hill's mangabey1978 GrovesRungwecebus kipunjikipunji2005 Jones et al.Papio hamadryashamadryas baboon1758 LinnaeusPapio papioGuinea baboon1820 DesmarestPapio anubisolive baboon1827 LessonPapio cynocephalusyellow baboon1766 LinnaeusPapio ursinuschacma baboon1792 KerrTheropithecus geladagelada1835 RüppellCercocebus atyssooty mangabey1797 AudebertCercocebus torquatuscollared mangabey1792 KerrCercocebus agilisagile mangabey1886 Milne-EdwardsCercocebus chrysogastergolden-bellied mangabey1900 LydekkerCercocebus galeritusTana River mangabey1879 PetersCercocebus sanjeiSanje mangabey1986 MittermeierMandrillus sphinxmandrill1758 LinnaeusMandrillus leucophaeusdrill1807 F. Cuvier

 Subfamily: Colobinae 

 Langur group 
Scientific nameCommon nameClassifiedMale average sizeFemale average sizeConservation statusReferencesSemnopithecus schistaceusNepal gray langur1840 HodgsonSemnopithecus ajaxKashmir gray langur1928 PocockSemnopithecus hectorTarai gray langur1928 PocockSemnopithecus entellusnorthern plains gray langur1797 DufresneSemnopithecus hypoleucosblack-footed gray langur1841 BlythSemnopithecus dussumierisouthern plains gray langur1843 I. GeoffroySemnopithecus priamtufted gray langur1844 BlythTrachypithecus vetuluspurple-faced langur1777 ErxlebenTrachypithecus johniiNilgiri langur1829 J. FischerTrachypithecus auratusJavan lutung1812 É. GeoffroyTrachypithecus cristatussilvery lutung1821 RafflesTrachypithecus germainiIndochinese lutung1876 Milne-EdwardsTrachypithecus barbeiTenasserim lutung1847 BlythTrachypithecus obscurusdusky leaf monkey1837 ReidTrachypithecus phayreiPhayre's leaf monkey1847 BlythTrachypithecus pileatuscapped langur1843 BlythTrachypithecus shortridgeiShortridge's langur1915 WroughtonTrachypithecus geeiGee's golden langur1956 KhajuriaTrachypithecus francoisiFrançois' langur1898 de PousarguesTrachypithecus hatinhensisHatinh langur1970 DaoTrachypithecus poliocephaluswhite-headed langur1911 TrouessartTrachypithecus laotumLaotian langur1911 ThomasTrachypithecus delacouriDelacour's langur1911 OsgoodTrachypithecus ebenusIndochinese black langur1995 Brandon-JonesPresbytis melalophosSumatran surili1821 RafflesPresbytis femoralisbanded surili1838 MartinPresbytis chrysomelasSarawak surili1838 Müller & SchlegelPresbytis siamensiswhite-thighed surili1838 Müller & SchlegelPresbytis frontatawhite-fronted surili1838 MüllerPresbytis comataJavan surili1822 DesmarestPresbytis thomasiThomas's langur1893 CollettPresbytis hoseiHose's langur1889 ThomasPresbytis rubicundamaroon leaf monkey1838 MüllerPresbytis potenzianiMentawai langur1856 BonapartePresbytis natunaeNatuna Island surili1894 Thomas & Hartert

 Odd-nosed group 
Scientific nameCommon nameClassifiedMale average sizeFemale average sizeConservation statusReferencesPygathrix nemaeusred-shanked douc1771 LinnaeusPygathrix nigripesblack-shanked douc1871 Milne-EdwardsPygathrix cinereagray-shanked douc1997 NadlerRhinopithecus roxellanagolden snub-nosed monkey1870 Milne-EdwardsRhinopithecus bietiblack snub-nosed monkey1897 Milne-EdwardsRhinopithecus brelichigray snub-nosed monkey1903 ThomasRhinopithecus avunculusTonkin snub-nosed langur1912 DollmanNasalis larvatusproboscis monkey1787 WurmbSimias concolorpig-tailed langur1903 Miller

Related pages
List of New World monkey species

 References