Lutungs are also known as silver leaf monkeys and are mainly found in Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. They also inhabit the agricultural areas of Zanzibar. Their Habitat is mainly coastal thickets, coral-rag scrub forest, and mangrove swamps. Red colobus monkeys are arboreal (tree-dwelling) and inhabit Tanzania. Diet –Herbivores feeding mostly on leaves, seeds, flowers, stems, shoots, and unripe fruits.Appearance – Dark red to black fur with a black stripe along shoulders and arms.Talapoins live in secondary forests, mangrove swamps, lowland rainforests, and riverbanks Diet – Omnivores as they enjoy leaves, insects, eggs, seeds, fruits, and small vertebrates.Appearance – Greenish- yellow to greenish-gray above, and white to grayish-white below.Talapoins have the following characteristics:

They are both found in West Central Africa. Talapoins are the smallest species of Old World monkeys are made up of two separate species of monkeys: the Gabon talapoin Monkey, and the Angolan talapoin Monkey. They are not picky eaters as they enjoy fruit, seed, berries, roots, tree bark, tree sap and various insects, shellfish, fish, birds, and small mammals. Possess tufts of hairs on their faces and large hairless bottoms. Appearance – Olive-green to yellow, brown, and silver depending on species.They can be found in Africa and Arabia in habitats such as Savannahs, bushlands, tropical mountains, and forests.īaboons can be identified with the following features: Baboonsīaboons are the world’s largest Old World monkeys. Macaques are very hierarchical and have an intricate social structure. The most common macaque species include, the Japanese macaque, crab-eating macaque, barbary macaque, rhesus macaque, lion- tailed macaque, and the tibetan macaque. They come in different colors depending on species. The Macaques monkeys inhabit primary and secondary forests close to water, and lowland rainforests to shrub land. Diet – Omnivores feeding on insects, leaves, invertebrates, crabs, shrimp, and frogs.Appearance – Grey-brown, reddish-brown, and dark-brown.

Different species vary in shape, color, size and habitat as you will see below. These types of monkeys are omnivorous feeding on insects, plants and small animals. Old-World monkeys are native to Asia and Africa. In the next section, we will take a deeper look into 21 types of monkeys (8 old world monkeys and 13 new world monkeys) Types of Old World Monkeys In summary, these are the different types of monkeys found in the world today Old World Monkeysīefore we discuss their features, here is a chart showing some of the different types of Monkeys we have in the world. The Old World monkeys have one Family (Cercopithecoidea) with 138 species. New world monkeys are further divided into 5 families with over 130 species. To protect apes and monkeys in Africa, consider becoming a Primate Protector today.There are over 260 types of monkeys classified either as old world monkeys found in Africa and Asia and new world monkeys in the Americas. Without the critical work of the Alliance, these intriguing species could be lost forever.

Sadly, a large number of the species they care for are endangered. They rescue and rehabilitate all types of African primates, including chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, as well as many monkey species. With your support, PASA members care for over 3,000 primates. They gather brush, browse, and foliage to fashion a comfortable place to get some shut eye.Īnd there you have it, a crash course in the differences between monkeys and apes. While monkeys will rest on branches, apes make a nest each night. Apes can problem solve and create and use simple tools, as Jane Goodall saw chimpanzees do for the first time in Gombe in 1960.Īnother interesting difference between these two groups is their bedtime routine. Ongoing research studies have shown that some apes are capable of higher levels of cognition and communication than monkeys. Both also use sounds and body language to communicate with each other.Īpes, however, have a much larger brain-to-body-size ratio than monkeys. Both monkeys and apes have the extraordinary ability of cognitive mapping, enabling them to remember where various food, danger, and landmarks might be in their home range. Primates are generally thought of as highly social and intelligent animals. How do monkeys and apes differ in intelligence & behavior?

Old world vs new world monkeys