Catarrhini

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Catarrhini is a parvorder of primates that includes Old World monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by downward-facing nostrils and generally larger body sizes.

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Label Occurrences
Catarrhini canonical 13

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parvorder
taxon
belongsToClade Haplorhini
surface form: Haplorrhini

Primates
characteristic generally larger body size than New World monkeys
ischial callosities present in many species
narrow, downward-directed nostrils
tails absent or non-prehensile
trichromatic color vision common
commonName catarrhine primates
containsSpecies Gorilla
surface form: Gorilla gorilla

Homo sapiens
Hylobates
surface form: Hylobates lar

Macaca mulatta
Pan troglodytes
Papio anubis
Pongo
surface form: Pongo pygmaeus
dentalFormulaTypical 2.1.2.3
diet omnivorous
distinguishedFrom New World monkeys
surface form: Platyrrhini
etymology from Greek kata- (down) and rhis (nose)
fossilRecord extends back to Oligocene
geographicDistribution Africa
Asia
Gibraltar
hasTrait forward-facing eyes
nails instead of claws
opposable thumbs in most species
relatively large brain
includes Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecoidea
surface form: Cercopithecinae

Colobinae
Hominidae
Homininae
Hylobatidae
Old World monkeys
Ponginae
apes
humans
locomotion arboreal and terrestrial forms
nativeTo Old World
nostrilOrientation downward-facing
parentTaxon Simiiformes
reproduction viviparous
socialBehavior often highly social
subtaxon Cercopithecoidea
Hominoidea
taxonRank parvorder

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan parvorder Catarrhini
Hominidae parvorder Catarrhini
Homo sapiens parvorder Catarrhini
Haplorhini containsClade Catarrhini
Hylobatidae parvorder Catarrhini
Homo parvorder Catarrhini
Homininae parvorder Catarrhini
Hanuman langur parvorder Catarrhini
New World monkeys sisterGroup Catarrhini
Colobinae parvorder Catarrhini
Nasalis parvorder Catarrhini