Cercopithecine monkeys | |
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Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | Primates |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Subfamily: | Cercopithecinae Gray, 1821 |
Tribes | |
Cercopithecini - 5 Genera |
The Cercopithecinae are an important subfamily of Old World monkeys. There are 12 genera and about 71 species. the baboons, the macaques and the vervet monkeys.
Most of then live in sub-Saharan Africa, but the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, and Gibraltar. view more...