Cercopithecoidea
E683941
Cercopithecoidea is the superfamily of Old World monkeys, including baboons, macaques, and related species native to Africa and Asia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cercopithecinae | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primate superfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Dryopithecines and cercopithecoids clade (Crown Catarrhini) ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Old World monkeys ⓘ |
| containsSubfamilies |
Cercopithecinae
ⓘ
Colobinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
ischial callosities in many species
ⓘ
non-prehensile tail ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Platyrrhini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Oligocene ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBrainCharacteristic | relatively large brain for body size ⓘ |
| hasDentalFormula | 2.1.2.3 upper and lower jaw dental formula ⓘ |
| hasNostrils | narrow downward-facing nostrils ⓘ |
| includes |
baboons
ⓘ
colobus monkeys ⓘ drills ⓘ guenons ⓘ langurs ⓘ leaf monkeys ⓘ macaques ⓘ mandrills ⓘ mangabeys ⓘ patas monkeys ⓘ snub-nosed monkeys ⓘ talapoins ⓘ vervet monkeys ⓘ |
| includesTaxon | Cercopithecidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraorder | Simiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parvorder | Catarrhini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hominoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | often lives in multi-individual social groups ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini ⓘ |
| tailPresence | usually has a tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| typeFamily | Cercopithecidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cercopithecinae