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Macaque

Macaque

The macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. Aside from humans, the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from northern Africa to Japan. Twenty-two macaque species are currently recognised, and they include some of the monkeys best known to non-zoologists, such as the Rhesus Macaque (as the Rhesus Monkey), Macaca mulatta, and the Barbary Macaque (as the Barbary Ape), M. sylvanus, a colony of which lives on the Rock of Gibraltar.

 
 
Guenon

Guenon

The guenons are the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys. Not all the members of this genus have the word "guenon" in their common names, and because of changes in scientific classification, some monkeys in other genera may have common names that do include the word "guenon". Nonetheless the use of the term guenon for monkeys of this genus is widely accepted. All members of the genus are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, and most are forest monkeys.

 
 
Chlorocebus

Chlorocebus

The vervet monkeys or green monkeys are medium-sized primates from the family of Old World monkeys. There are six species currently recognized, although some classify them all as a single species with numerous subspecies. Either way, they make up the entirety of the genus Chlorocebus. The native range of these monkeys is sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Ethiopia down to South Africa.

 
 
Gelada

Gelada

The Gelada (Theropithecus gelada), sometimes called the Gelada Baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with large populations in the Semien Mountains. Theropithecus is derived from the Greek root words for "beast-ape. " Like its close relatives the baboons, it is largely terrestrial, spending much of its time foraging in grasslands.

 
 
Papionini

Papionini

Papionini is a tribe of Old World monkey that includes several large monkey species, including the macaques, baboons and the Mandrill.

 
 
Cercopithecini

Cercopithecini

Cercopithecini is a tribe of Old World monkey that includes several monkey species, including the vervet monkeys, talapoins and the guenons, all in Africa.