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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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.