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Monkey
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For other uses, see Monkey (disambiguation).
For the monophyletic clade, see Simian.
Monkeys
Temporal range: Late Eocene–Present[1]
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Wild toque macaque (Macaca sinica) in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Wild toque macaque (Macaca sinica) in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
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Groups included
Platyrrhini
Cercopithecidae
†Parapithecidae
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Hominoidea
Monkey is a common name that may refer to groups or species of mammals, in part, the simians of infraorder Simiiformes. The term is applied descriptively to groups of primates, such as families of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that