New World monkey
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New World monkeys are the families of primates which are found in Central and South America. The families are ranked together as the Ceboidea superfamily, the only living platyrrhine superfamily. They differ from the Old World monkeys and apes, which are Catarrhini.
- Platyrrhini: the New World monkeys.[1]
Superfamily Ceboidea- Family Cebidae: capuchins and squirrel monkeys.
Subfamily Callitrichinae: marmosets and tamarins.
Subfamily Aotinae: night or owl monkeys - Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris
- Family Atelidae: howler, spider, muriqui (woolly spider) and woolly monkeys
- Family Cebidae: capuchins and squirrel monkeys.
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Parvorder: | Platyrrhini Geoffroy, 1812 |
Superfamily: | Ceboidea |
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