Mandrill facts: the world largest monkey, with a scarlet and blue face, 35 kg males, huge canines and supergroups of over 800 animals in Central Africa.
Category Archives: Monkey Species
Species-by-species profiles of the world’s monkeys.
Vervet monkey facts: the African monkey famous for predator-specific alarm calls, blue-skinned males, crop raiding and a social system studied for fifty years.
Squirrel monkey guide: tiny New World primates with the largest brain-to-body ratio of any monkey, huge troops, insect-heavy diets and a distinctive skull cap.
A complete howler monkey guide: how their calls carry three miles, why they eat mostly leaves, troop structure, species list and conservation threats.
Spider monkey facts: the fully prehensile tail, hook-like hands with no thumb, fruit-heavy diet, fission-fusion society and why most species are endangered.
Capuchin monkey facts covering size, lifespan, diet, tool use, social structure and why capuchins are considered the smartest New World monkeys.
There are roughly 260 to 270 recognised monkey species worldwide — about 160 Old World and 110 New World. Here is why the number keeps changing.
A monkey is a tailed primate in the group Simiiformes that is not an ape. Learn the scientific definition, key physical traits and how to identify monkeys in the wild.
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