Species group · Mammals

Monkeys

WAnimals has 18 species of monkey, spread across 4 families (Aotidae, Atelidae, Cebidae, Cercopithecidae).

18 species

4 families

69 countries

145 parks

Weight: 365 g – 22 kg
Length: 22.5 cm – 88 cm
Lifespan: 12 – 30 years

Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 18.

All 18 species of monkeys on WAnimals

Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

10 countries28 parks

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

3 countries7 parks

Red-faced Black Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus

11 countries8 parks

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

Alouatta seniculus

12 countries14 parks

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

11 countries9 parks

Black and Gold Howler Monkey

Alouatta caraya

6 countries10 parks

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

9 countries20 parks

Colombian White-throated Capuchin

Cebus capucinus

6 countries24 parks

Diana Monkey

Cercopithecus diana

4 countries4 parks

Northern Night Monkey

Aotus trivirgatus

13 countries20 parks

Guianan Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri sciureus

11 countries12 parks

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

43 countries32 parks

Common Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha

11 countries10 parks

Patas Monkey

Erythrocebus patas

13 countries11 parks

Bolivian Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri boliviensis

3 countries9 parks

Barbary Macaque

Macaca sylvanus

3 countries8 parks

Black Spider Monkey

Ateles chamek

3 countries9 parks

Critically Endangered

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix flavicauda

1 country4 parks

Conservation status

9 Least Concern5 Endangered2 Vulnerable1 Not Evaluated1 Critically Endangered

8 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.

See the global conservation status

Where they live

Recorded in 69 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Where to see them

Did you know…

It feeds mainly on leaves, an adaptation uncommon among American primates, supplemented with fruit and flowers.
From Mantled Howler Monkey
It lives in the humid and secondary tropical forest of Central America and north-western South America.
From Mantled Howler Monkey
Its prehensile tail lets it hold on to branches while it feeds or rests.
From Mantled Howler Monkey
It is an excellent swimmer, able to cover 20 metres underwater without surfacing, and its fingers are partly webbed.
From Proboscis Monkey
It feeds on young leaves, seeds and mangrove fruit, and occasionally on invertebrates such as caterpillars.
From Proboscis Monkey
It lives in the mangroves, riverine forest and swamp forest of Borneo, always close to water.
From Proboscis Monkey
It is one of the slowest-breeding primates, with three or four years between births.
From Red-faced Black Spider Monkey
Its prehensile tail, longer than its body, works as a fully functional fifth limb.
From Red-faced Black Spider Monkey

Ecosystems

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