Old World Monkey - Classification

Classification

Two subfamilies are recognized, the Cercopithecinae, which are mainly African, but include the diverse genus of macaques, which are Asian and North African, and the Colobinae, which includes most of the Asian genera, but also the African colobus monkeys.

• Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
  • Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys
    • Subfamily Cercopithecinae
      • Tribe Cercopithecini
        • Genus Allenopithecus
          • Allen's swamp monkey, Allenopithecus nigroviridis
        • Genus Miopithecus – talapoins
          • Angolan talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin
          • Gabon talapoin, Miopithecus ogouensis
        • Genus Erythrocebus
          • Patas monkey, Erythrocebus patas
        • Genus Chlorocebus
          • Green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus
          • Grivet, Chlorocebus aethiops
          • Bale Mountains vervet, Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
          • Tantalus monkey, Chlorocebus tantalus
          • Vervet monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus
          • Malbrouck, Chlorocebus cynosuros
        • Genus Cercopithecus – guenons
          • Dryas monkey or Salongo monkey, Cercopithecus dryas
          • Diana monkey, Cercopithecus diana
          • Roloway monkey, Cercopithecus roloway
          • Greater spot-nosed monkey, Cercopithecus nictitans
          • Blue monkey, Cercopithecus mitis
          • Silver monkey, Cercopithecus doggetti
          • Golden monkey, Cercopithecus kandti
          • Sykes's monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis
          • Mona monkey, Cercopithecus mona
          • Campbell's mona monkey, Cercopithecus campbelli
          • Lowe's mona monkey, Cercopithecus lowei
          • Crested mona monkey, Cercopithecus pogonias
          • Wolf's mona monkey, Cercopithecus wolfi
          • Dent's mona monkey, Cercopithecus denti
          • Lesser spot-nosed monkey, Cercopithecus petaurista
          • White-throated guenon, Cercopithecus erythrogaster
          • Sclater's guenon, Cercopithecus sclateri
          • Red-eared guenon, Cercopithecus erythrotis
          • Moustached guenon, Cercopithecus cephus
          • Red-tailed monkey, Cercopithecus ascanius
          • L'Hoest's monkey, Cercopithecus lhoesti
          • Preuss's monkey, Cercopithecus preussi
          • Sun-tailed monkey, Cercopithecus solatus
          • Hamlyn's monkey, Cercopithecus hamlyni
          • Lesula, Cercopithecus lomamiensis
          • De Brazza's monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus
      • Tribe Papionini
        • Genus Macaca – macaques
          • Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus
          • Lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus
          • Southern pig-tailed macaque or Beruk, Macaca nemestrina
          • Northern pig-tailed macaque, Macaca leonina
          • Pagai island macaque or Bokkoi, Macaca pagensis
          • Siberut macaque, Macaca siberu
          • Moor macaque, Macaca maura
          • Booted macaque, Macaca ochreata
          • Tonkean macaque, Macaca tonkeana
          • Heck's macaque, Macaca hecki
          • Gorontalo macaque, Macaca nigrescens
          • Celebes crested macaque or black "ape", Macaca nigra
          • Crab-eating macaque or long-tailed macaque or kera, Macaca fascicularis
          • Stump-tailed macaque or bear macaque, Macaca arctoides
          • Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta
          • Formosan rock macaque, Macaca cyclopis
          • Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata
          • Toque macaque, Macaca sinica
          • Bonnet macaque, Macaca radiata
          • Assam macaque, Macaca assamensis
          • Tibetan macaque or Milne-Edwards' macaque, Macaca thibetana
          • Arunachal macaque or munzala, Macaca munzala
        • Genus Lophocebus – crested mangabeys
          • Grey-cheeked mangabey, Lophocebus albigena
          • Black crested mangabey, Lophocebus aterrimus
          • Opdenbosch's mangabey, Lophocebus opdenboschi
          • Uganda mangabey, Lophocebus ugandae
          • Johnston's mangabey, Lophocebus johnstoni
          • Osman Hill's mangabey, Lophocebus osmani
        • Genus Rungwecebus
          • Kipunji, Rungwecebus kipunji
        • Genus Papio – baboons
          • Hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas
          • Guinea baboon, Papio papio
          • Olive baboon, Papio anubis
          • Yellow baboon, Papio cynocephalus
          • Chacma baboon, Papio ursinus
        • Genus Theropithecus
          • Gelada, Theropithecus gelada
        • Genus Cercocebus – white-eyelid mangabeys
          • Sooty mangabey, Cercocebus atys
          • Collared mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus
          • Agile mangabey, Cercocebus agilis
          • Golden-bellied mangabey, Cercocebus chrysogaster
          • Tana River mangabey, Cercocebus galeritus
          • Sanje mangabey, Cercocebus sanjei
        • Genus Mandrillus
          • Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx
          • Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus
    • Subfamily Colobinae
      • African group
        • Genus Colobus – black-and-white colobuses
          • Black colobus, Colobus satanas
          • Angola colobus, Colobus angolensis
          • King colobus, Colobus polykomos
          • Ursine colobus, Colobus vellerosus
          • Mantled guereza, Colobus guereza
        • Genus Piliocolobus – red colobuses
          • Western red colobus, Piliocolobus badius
          • Pennant's colobus, Piliocolobus pennantii
          • Preuss's red colobus, Piliocolobus preussi
          • Thollon's red colobus, Piliocolobus tholloni
          • Central African red colobus, Piliocolobus foai
          • Ugandan red colobus, Piliocolobus tephrosceles
          • Uzungwa red colobus, Piliocolobus gordonorum
          • Zanzibar red colobus, Piliocolobus kirkii
          • Tana River red colobus, Piliocolobus rufomitratus
        • Genus Procolobus
          • Olive colobus, Procolobus verus
      • Langur (leaf monkey) group
        • Genus Semnopithecus – gray langurs or Hanuman langurs
          • Nepal gray langur, Semnopithecus schistaceus
          • Kashmir gray langur, Semnopithecus ajax
          • Tarai gray langur, Semnopithecus hector
          • Northern plains gray langur, Semnopithecus entellus
          • Black-footed gray langur, Semnopithecus hypoleucos
          • Southern plains gray langur, Semnopithecus dussumieri
          • Tufted gray langur, Semnopithecus priam
        • Genus Trachypithecus – lutungs
          • T. vetulus group
            • Purple-faced langur, Trachypithecus vetulus
            • Nilgiri langur, Trachypithecus johnii
          • T. cristatus group
            • Javan lutung, Trachypithecus auratus
            • Silvery lutung or silvered leaf monkey, Trachypithecus cristatus
            • Indochinese lutung, Trachypithecus germaini
            • Tenasserim lutung, Trachypithecus barbei
          • T. obscurus group
            • Dusky leaf monkey or spectacled leaf monkey, Trachypithecus obscurus
            • Phayre's leaf monkey, Trachypithecus phayrei
          • T. pileatus group
            • Capped langur, Trachypithecus pileatus
            • Shortridge's langur, Trachypithecus shortridgei
            • Gee's golden langur, Trachypithecus geei
          • T. francoisi group
            • Francois' langur, Trachypithecus francoisi
            • Hatinh langur, Trachypithecus hatinhensis
            • White-headed langur, Trachypithecus poliocephalus
            • Laotian langur, Trachypithecus laotum
            • Delacour's langur, Trachypithecus delacouri
            • Indochinese black langur, Trachypithecus ebenus
        • Genus Presbytis – surilis
          • Sumatran surili, Presbytis melalophos
          • Banded surili, Presbytis femoralis
          • Sarawak surili, Presbytis chrysomelas
          • White-thighed surili, Presbytis siamensis
          • White-fronted surili, Presbytis frontata
          • Javan surili, Presbytis comata
          • Thomas's langur, Presbytis thomasi
          • Hose's langur, Presbytis hosei
          • Maroon leaf monkey, Presbytis rubicunda
          • Mentawai langur or joja, Presbytis potenziani
          • Natuna Island surili, Presbytis natunae
      • Odd-nosed group
        • Genus Pygathrix – doucs
          • Red-shanked douc, Pygathrix nemaeus
          • Black-shanked douc, Pygathrix nigripes
          • Gray-shanked douc, Pygathrix cinerea
        • Genus Rhinopithecus – snub-nosed monkeys
          • Golden snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus roxellana
          • Black snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus bieti
          • Gray snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus brelichi
          • Tonkin snub-nosed langur, Rhinopithecus avunculus
        • Genus Nasalis
          • Proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus
        • Genus Simias
          • Pig-tailed langur, Simias concolor