Cercopithecidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Primates (order) > Cercopithecoidea (superfamily)
Descripción
Family containing 21 genera with 103 or more living species of monkeys, almost all from Asia and Africa. Also includes 17 fossil species in 11 genera dating from Middle Miocene to Holocene.
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Otros términos
- Old World monkeys [en]
- Old World monkey [en]