Primate
121douc — ▪ primate any of three colourful species of langur monkeys found in the tropical forests (tropical rainforest) of central and southern Vietnam, southern Laos, and northeastern Cambodia. Doucs are among the most strikingly coloured primates… …
122durukuli — ▪ primate genus also spelled douroucouli , also called owl monkey or night monkey any of several species of closely related nocturnal monkeys (monkey) of Central and South America distinguished by their large yellow brown eyes. The… …
123mona monkey — ▪ primate common West African primate found in tropical rainforests (rainforest); it was introduced to the island of Grenada during the 18th century via the slave trade, and a wild population has established itself there. The mona monkey is …
124Notharctus — ▪ primate extinct genus of small primates (primate) (family Adapidae) that shares many similarities with modern lemurs (lemur), although its exact relationship to lemurs is controversial. The genus is well known from complete fossil remains …
125patas monkey — ▪ primate long limbed and predominantly ground dwelling primate found in the grass and scrub regions of West and Central Africa and southeast to the Serengeti plains. The adult male patas monkey has shaggy fur set off by a white… …
126simakobu — ▪ primate also called pig tailed langur or Pagai Island langur leaf eating monkey found only on the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra. The body averages about half a metre (20 inches) in length, and it is unique among langurs (langur) in …
127snub-nosed monkey — ▪ primate also called snub nosed langur any of four species of large and unusual leaf monkeys (see langur) found in highland forests of central China and northern Vietnam. They have a broad, short face with wide set slanting eyes and a… …
128swamp monkey — ▪ primate small heavily built primate of the Congo River basin. It is dark olive in colour, with orange or whitish underside. The head and body length is about 450 mm (18 inches), and there is a somewhat longer tail; females weigh 3.7 kg (8 …
