New World monkey
Prehensile-tailed American primate
A New World monkey is any monkey native to Central and South America, distinguished from Old World monkeys of Africa and Asia by features like flat noses with outward-facing nostrils and, in many species, prehensile tails capable of grasping.
The group includes marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, howler monkeys, and spider monkeys.
Monkey resembling a friar
Greek warrior women
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- neotropicalLatin American biogeographic zone
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
Central America · treetop · jungle · Brazil · Andes · cloud forest · foliage · lianas
Tail adapted for gripping
- brachiationArboreal arm-swinging movement
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- branchDivision or woody limb
- swingSuspended recreational seat
agile · acrobatic · quadrupedal · leaping · grasping · locomotion
Concerning community life
- troopMobile group, organized
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
howling · alarm calls · territorial · frugivore · insectivore · omnivore · tool use · scent marking
At risk of extinction
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
- wildlife tradeCommerce in wild animals
protected species · extinction risk · fragmentation · ecotourism · sanctuary · rehabilitation · CITES · poaching
Scientific study of apes
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- MiocenePre-Pliocene geological epoch
fossils · paleontology · ancestral · simian · anthropoid · continental drift · divergence
capuchin
Monkey resembling a friar
Amazon
Greek warrior women
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- neotropicalLatin American biogeographic zone
South America · Central America · treetop · jungle · Brazil · Andes · cloud forest · foliage · lianas · epiphytes
prehensile tail
Tail adapted for gripping
- brachiationArboreal arm-swinging movement
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- branchDivision or woody limb
swing · agile · acrobatic · quadrupedal · leaping · grasping · locomotion
social
Concerning community life
vocalization · howling · alarm calls · territorial · frugivore · insectivore · omnivore · tool use · scent marking · pair bonding
endangered
At risk of extinction
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
wildlife trade · protected species · extinction risk · fragmentation · ecotourism · sanctuary · rehabilitation · CITES · poaching
primatology
Scientific study of apes
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
Miocene · fossils · paleontology · ancestral · simian · anthropoid · continental drift · divergence