The Callisto or Callitrichidae by their scientific name are primates that live in South America and Central America, in this family there are a total of 7 different genres:. The Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset is a primate that lives in the Amazon, can reach up to 39 cm in adulthood, being one of the smallest marmosets. Old world monkeys are monkeys that are found within Asia and Africa. Old World Monkeys Found in the Eastern Hemisphere. New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.The five families are ranked together as the Ceboidea / s ɛ ˈ b ɔɪ d iː ə /, the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini / p l æ t ɪ ˈ r aɪ n aɪ /. There are over 500 or more known primate species on Earth, and they consist of lemurs, lorises, monkeys, apes, tarsiers, and humans. Primates of the World also includes concise introductory chapters that discuss the latest findings on primate origins and evolution, behavior and adaptations, and classification, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date primate guide available. A "primate" refers to any member of the biological order Primates and contains species that are commonly related such as monkeys, lemurs, bush babies and apes. IMPENDING DEFAUNATION OF THE WORLD’S PRIMATES. Some have cheek pouches; many have thick calluses of skin on their buttocks. Monkey see, monkey do. Primates are a very diverse order, living in many different habitats, with varying behaviors and needs, and are loosely defined as mammals that have opposable thumbs, just like us. The order Primates, with its 300 or more species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents and bats. The order Primates is one of the most species-rich groups of mammals, surpassed only by the orders Chiroptera (bats, 1151 species) and Rodentia (rodents, 2256 species) (1, 2).The most recent taxonomic compilation (April 2016) lists 701 extant taxa belonging to 504 species from 79 genera and 16 families (tables S1 to S4 and … Primates are found in all continents around the world, with non-human primates mostly occurring in Africa, Central and South America and southern Asia. Beautiful paintings accompany the descriptions of primates in Jean-Jacques Petter's comprehensive and informative new volume. Contents. Other old world monkeys include macaques, langurs, gibbons, guenons, vervets, mangabeys, colobus monkey, proboscis monkey and the snub-nosed monkey. Prehensile Tail A tail that can grasp as if it were a fifth limb. This is a list of selected primates ordered alphabetically by taxonomic Primates of the World also includes concise introductory chapters that discuss the latest findings on primate origins and evolution, behavior and adaptations, and classification, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date primate guide available. This equates to a total of 153 species and includes the most charismatic primate mammals such as baboons and apes. These include: baboons, guenons, colobus, macaques, mangabeys, langurs, and golden monkeys, among others. Fascinating Primates The Beginning of an Adventure 1 In Search of Our Origins 4 Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide by Jean-Jacques Petter (Princeton University Press 2013)(599.8). Humans belong to the category of apes. This building showcases two ape species, orangutans and siamangs, and six monkey species including colorful mandrills. Primates form a large order of animals. 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