New World monkeys

E292771

group of primates parvorder

New World monkeys are a diverse group of primates native to Central and South America, distinguished by features such as prehensile tails in many species, side-facing nostrils, and an exclusively arboreal lifestyle.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Platyrrhini	6
New World monkeys canonical	3
Monos (Monkeys)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of primates ⓘ parvorder ⓘ
approximateDivergenceTime	35–40 million years ago ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	New World monkeys self-link ⓘ
diet	frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Old World monkeys ⓘ
evolutionaryDivergenceFrom	Catarrhini ⓘ
exampleSpecies	capuchin monkey ⓘ common marmoset ⓘ golden lion tamarin ⓘ howler monkey ⓘ night monkey ⓘ saki monkey ⓘ spider monkey ⓘ squirrel monkey ⓘ titi monkey ⓘ woolly monkey ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	South America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	broad nasal septum ⓘ color vision in many species ⓘ diurnal activity in most species ⓘ long tails ⓘ often prehensile tail ⓘ side-facing nostrils ⓘ small to medium body size ⓘ
includesFamily	Aotidae ⓘ Atelidae ⓘ Callitrichidae ⓘ Cebidae ⓘ Pitheciidae ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	arboreal ⓘ
nativeTo	Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ
noseType	platyrrhine ⓘ
order	Primates ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	live birth ⓘ placental mammals ⓘ
scientificName	New World monkeys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Platyrrhini
sisterGroup	Catarrhini ⓘ
socialStructure	complex social behavior ⓘ group-living ⓘ
suborder	Haplorhini ⓘ
taxonRank	parvorder ⓘ
typicalHabitat	subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Neotropical realm → faunaCharacteristic → New World monkeys ⓘ

Capitol L-244 → hasPart → New World monkeys ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monos (Monkeys)

Haplorhini → containsClade → New World monkeys ⓘ