monkey: Classification
Classification
Monkeys are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Primates, superfamilies Cercopithecoidea and Ceboidea.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Classification
- New World Monkeys
- Old World Monkeys
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