New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Ceboidea (/ səˈbɔɪdi.ə /), the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini (/ plætɪˈraɪnaɪ /). [3]

The New World Monkeys are divided into two families and four subfamilies of primates that are found in Central and South America: Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae and Atelidae. There are around 100 species of New World Monkeys divided into the four families.

Below is a list of New World Monkey species in order of Genus that are featured at Animal Corner, click on each link to find out more about each monkey species:

2022年1月17日 · The term New World monkeys is used to refer to all of the extant primates that live in the Americas, contrary to Old World monkeys that are primates found across Europe, Asia, and Africa. New World monkeys are all arboreal, which …

2023年11月14日 · New World monkeys have three premolars, usually two but occasionally three molars. In contrast, Old World monkeys always have two premolars and three molars. They share this dental arrangement with apes and humans.

Platyrrhini is a parvorder of primates. Members of this parvorder are called platyrrhines, or New World monkeys, and include marmosets, tamarins, and capuchin, squirrel, night, titi, saki, howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Platyrrhini is one of three clades that form the suborder Haplorrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates.

The New World monkeys are a diverse group of small to medium sized arboreal primates. They inhabit a wide range of forest habitats, from Mexico to Argentina. The formal term for the taxonomic group...

A New World monkey is any member of the primate clade Platyrrhini, comprised of four Central and South America families: Cebidae (marmosets, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, tamarins), Aotidae (night or owl monkeys), Pitheciidae (titis, sakis, uakaris), and Atelidae (howler, spider, and woolly monkeys).

New World monkeys have flatter noses with nostrils facing to the side. Most do not have full colour vision, [4] they have a different dental formula, many form monogamous pair bonds, with paternal care for the young, mostly, twin births are common, [5] and their thumbs are not opposable. The Atelidae family have long tails that can grip to things.

2024年9月25日 · New World monkeys are a type of monkey native to the Americas. They are “new” because their discovery is relatively new compared to Old World monkeys living in Africa and Asia. New World monkeys fall into five families: …