Old World Monkeys and New World Monkeys
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Monkeys are divided into two groups: Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoidea)
and New World monkeys (Ceboidea). Both groups have many similarities as well as having
several differences that set them apart. Their characteristics and locations are different between
both groups. The Old World monkeys and the New World monkeys have social lifestyles that are
very similar. Through the process of comparison and contrast we can discover how both groups
are alike and dissimilar.
Old World monkeys are found in South Asia, with a few species as far north as Japan
and North China, and in all of Africa excluding the deserts. Old World monkeys include the
many species of macaque monkeys that are found throughout Africa and Asia. The rhesus
monkey is an Asian macaque and is frequently used in laboratory experiments. Other Old World
monkeys are baboons, mangabey, langurs, and quenons. Guenons are a large group of
long-legged, long-tailed omnivorous monkeys found throughout sub-Saharan Africa...